Product Change Control Manager

Caterpillar Inc.•Corinth, MS

4d•$97,530 - $146,290•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division is seeking a Product Change Control Manager at its Corinth, Mississippi facility. The role builds, enhances, and maintains central configuration databases; tracks change requests; analyzes and recommends enhancements; and evaluates requests for new configuration-management requirements. The manager leads engineering change management across Mississippi facilities, coordinates New Product Introduction and product releases, and supports production, materials, and system readiness. This is a hands-on working-manager position leading a team of three to five employees while providing expertise and direct support in change control, configuration integrity, material planning, replenishment, inventory optimization, and supply-chain improvement. The role coordinates product changes, manufacturing effective dates, and factory material schedules; supports product engineers and change-control groups; and responds to configuration-management questions and conducts verification audits. The position is onsite five days per week in Corinth, MS. Domestic relocation assistance is available; visa sponsorship is not available. The position offers a summary pay range of $97,530 to $146,290. Benefits, subject to eligibility and plan terms, include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and holidays; 401(k); health savings and flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; parental and adoption benefits; healthy lifestyle programs; employee assistance; voluntary benefits and employee discounts; career development; incentive bonus; and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

Accuracy and attention to detail, including precise work, adherence to procedures, and recognition of the impact of errors.
Understanding of manufacturing change control, including how production changes are evaluated, approved, communicated, implemented, and documented.
Ability to build relationships and coordinate work across teams to achieve shared results.
Decision-making and critical-thinking skills, including analyzing issues, applying sound judgment, and making or escalating decisions appropriately.
Understanding of manufacturing functions, workflows, responsibilities, and supporting documentation.
Planning and organizing skills, including prioritizing assignments, estimating resources, and keeping work on schedule as conditions change.
Problem-solving skills, including structured identification, analysis, resolution, and escalation of operational or process issues.
Degree or equivalent experience desired.

Nice To Haves

Supply Chain, Engineering, or Accounting degree.
Previous experience leading employees or cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with engineering change management, configuration control, New Product Introduction, or product release processes.
Working knowledge of material planning, inventory management, replenishment, and manufacturing systems.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and implement changes across engineering, operations, and supply-chain functions.
Experience using data and structured problem-solving methods to improve material flow, inventory performance, or production readiness.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering change management across Mississippi facilities, coordinating changes through liaison and material queues and ensuring effective implementation across value streams.
Lead New Product Introduction and product release coordination, including setup and release activities, and ensure production, material, and system readiness.
Lead material planning and replenishment processes, including Item Sub/Kanban setup and management, buy-level issue resolution, Roll-To relationships, and related material-management activities.
Lead inventory optimization and supply-chain improvement activities, including safety stock management, surplus inventory disposition, and initiatives to reduce excess inventory and improve material flow.
Collaborate with product engineers to support timely release and implementation of new models, major product updates, and miscellaneous changes.
Maintain configuration integrity and traceability throughout the product life cycle through library controls, product builds, and tool setup and maintenance.
Establish priorities and coordinate the change-control team’s work processing product changes, establishing manufacturing effective dates, and scheduling factory materials.
Respond to questions about configuration-management policies and procedures and perform configuration-verification audits.
Manage a team of three to five employees.
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