Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Electric Power

Career Area:ManufacturingJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.About EPDCaterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!Job SummaryThe Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads manufacturing engineering execution and production readiness for the Electric Power operations team in Griffin, GA. This role is responsible for driving safety, quality, and operational performance in a high-volume assembly environment by leading a team of engineers, owning capital and process improvements, and ensuring manufacturing systems support efficient, reliable production. This leader will play a critical role in strengthening accountability, advancing continuous improvement efforts, and supporting new product introduction (NPI) from design through production.What You Will DoLead and develop a team of manufacturing engineers, driving performance, accountability and technical capabilityOwn manufacturing readiness, including process validation, standard work and production supportDrive a safety-first culture and reinforce safety behaviors across manufacturing operationsExecute and manage capital projects (CAPEX) and indirect spend to improve capacity, efficiency and reliabilityPartner cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to resolve production issues and improve performanceSupport new product introduction (NPI) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to ensure successful product launchesDrive continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, cycle time and costImprove manufacturing quality performance (DPU) and production stabilityEnsure effective technical onboarding, training and development of engineering talentOperate with urgency to support production uptime and fast-paced operational demandsDegree RequirementBachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experienceWhat You Will Have Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Working knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.Documents major considerations of product promotions and analyzes their effect on production and required capacity.Provides management reports on actual and projected capacity requirements.Uses available tools to interpret forecasts and work out required capacity.Participates in developing short-term capacity requirements for a specific product or plant.Collects and collates key elements of demand chain used in developing capacity requirements.Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.Lean Manufacturing: Extensive knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.Manages the adoption of lean manufacturing principles across the organization.Teaches others about how lean approach integrates operations, customers, logistics and product development.Consults on work cell design and plan layout in support of lean principles.Consults on the use of lean approaches across multiple functions.Trains others on key lean measurements and tools and techniques for measuring performance.Participates in detailed planning for implementing and monitoring lean manufacturing.Manufacturing Processes: Extensive knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.Advises others using industry experience and benchmarks for methodology effectiveness.Develops best practices documentation for all major activities and tasks.Trains others on all major tasks and considerations for the full manufacturing process.Participates in measuring and monitoring new processes and technologies.Selects and optimizes specific methodologies for specific products.Evaluates benefits, drawbacks and appropriateness of alternative processes and technologies.Performance Management: Working knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, trai