**Career Area:** Manufacturing **Job 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. **Job Summary:** Design, develop, implement, and optimize gear grinding processes. Ensure operational continuity, continuous improvement, and bring technical support for gear grinding area, meeting safety, quality, velocity and cost standards. **What will you do:** • Interact with internal and external suppliers to deliver quality products on time. • Design and optimize gear grinding processes. • Evaluate, validate and implement new technologies in this process. • Define equipment, tooling, torque and station layout requirements. • Establish and maintain necessary technical documentation (PFMEA, SFMEA, Flowchart, Visual aids, Sheet Standard Work, Reaction plans, etc.). • Participate in the implementation of new products and engineering changes. • Participating on LPA, CQMS, CAV audits. **Degree Requirement** • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, industrial or similar. • Fluent English **What skills the ideal candidate will have:** **Decision-Making and Critical Thinking** • Applies an assigned critical thinking technique in the decision-making and problem-solving process. • Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns through in-depth analysis. • Assists in the evaluation of risks, benefits, and consideration of alternatives for new capital investments and process development/improvement. **Judgment and Decision-Making** • Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for decision-making and problem-solving. • Communicates decisions with confidence and applies them in the production area. • Coaches others to improve judgment and confidence in decision-making by developing their skills. **Lean Manufacturing** • Knowledge of basic tools to observe existing processes and identify waste. • Manages the adoption of lean manufacturing principles throughout the organization by work center or product process. • Participates in detailed planning to implement and monitor lean manufacturing and appropriate capacity planning. • Project organization and management **Manufacturing Processes** • Advanced knowledge of: o Gear processes (spur and helical gears) o Drawings interpretation and GD&T o Continuous improvement tools and troubleshooting o Cutting and grinding tools o Heat treatment process (basic) • Provides management reports on current and projected capacity requirements for new capital investments. • Documents important considerations in response to increased product demand and analyze their effect on production and required capacity **Manufacturing Equipment** • Intermediate-advanced knowledge of: o Gear grinding machines (teeth) o Faces and bore grinding machines o Deburring and washer machines (preferable) **Manufacturing Safety** : • Performs safety inspections to ensure compliance with high energy requirements. • SFMEA, visual aids. **Additional Information** : • The location for this position is Cienega de Flores. • This position will require travel (training or project) up to 5%. International and/or domestic (VISA and valid passport required). • Work schedule: Monday – Friday (7:00 - 16:00). • Once a month you could be asked to work on a Saturday (7:00 - 2:30), depending on production schedule, issue on machining line (non-recurring). **Final details:** Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status. **The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.** **Posting Dates:** junio 18, 2025 - junio 25, 2025 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .