Product Change Control Manager

Caterpillar•Corinth, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division is hiring a Product Change Control Manager for 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 control across Mississippi facilities and coordinates change implementation, product releases, material readiness, and configuration integrity throughout the product life cycle. This is a hands-on working-manager role with responsibility for a team of three to five employees and for specialized guidance to product change control groups.

Requirements

Degree or equivalent experience desired.
Strong accuracy and attention to detail, including the ability to follow procedures and recognize 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.
Decision-making and critical-thinking skills, including sound judgment and appropriate escalation.
Understanding of manufacturing functions, workflows, responsibilities, and supporting documentation.
Planning and organizing skills, including prioritizing work, estimating resources, and maintaining schedules as conditions change.
Structured problem-solving skills for identifying, analyzing, resolving, and escalating operational or process issues.

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 implementation across value streams.
Lead New Product Introduction and product release coordination, including setup and release activities and 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, 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.
Set priorities and coordinate the change control team’s processing of product changes, manufacturing effective dates, and factory material schedules.
Respond to questions about configuration management policies and procedures and perform configuration verification audits.
Manage a team of three to five employees.
Provide specialized expertise and consultation to product change control groups regarding release practices.
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