Engineering Project Team Leader- Manufacturing Modernization

Caterpillar Inc.•Lafayette, IN

1d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

The Lafayette Engine Center (LEC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced project engineer to join our manufacturing modernization effort as an Engineering Project Team Leader. The Engineering Team Leader manages multiple or complex engineering projects involving multiple functions, organizations, products, or value chains. Technical problem solving and collaboration with multiple teams is key to delivering results for our customers.

Requirements

Knowledge of mechanical systems and the ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Advises others on the assessment and provision of technical solutions.
Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
Provides effective solutions to technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience.
Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple business areas.
Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
Coaches others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the 'trusted advisor' credential.
Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and techniques.
Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.
Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders.
Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned.
Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact projects.
Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.
Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.
Brings projects to closure and ensures capture of what can be learned from the experience.
Leads the definition of team mission and objectives for a variety of teams.
Employs appropriate techniques for maintaining team enthusiasm, energy, and focus.
Ensures that team members are on board, unified, and moving in the same direction.
Communicates both within the team and to stakeholders.
Learns and utilizes special talents and work styles of team members.
Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
Produces functional and information requirements documentation.
Collaborates with others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews.
Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product management environment.
Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
Monitors machine or process performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs and capacity constraints.
Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems.
Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Nice To Haves

Strong manufacturing operations process engineering experience
Experience in leading projects involving modernization, production capacity and/or operations.
Advanced problem-solving capabilities
Proven ability to consistently deliver results
Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
Coordinating resources across the business with engineering and manufacturing teams.
Overseeing project progress; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving issues.
Motivating, directing, and developing project team and team members.
Review operational forecasts and outcomes, driving continuous improvement