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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.

Role Definition
Work with manufacturing team or end customer and packaging design team to bring out a best packaging design to meet New Model launch metrics such as Safety, Quality, Velocity, Cost as well Sustainable.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Responsibilities
•    Coordinates meetings and partners with cross-functional team for packaging approvals between design and end user.
•    Solidifying agreement with Supply Chain on Returnable packaging loop size/inventory and drives procurement through standard process.
•    Governing and meeting new model launch metrices, score card etc.
•    Leading design approval meetings and conducting proto validation to get sign-off from stake holders.
•    Independently identifying cost reduction and sustainability opportunities.

•   Establish packaging and processing specifications at the part number level for new product introductions

•   Develop packaging solutions to protect finished painted/casting/machining/sheet metal components

•   Communicate with existing supplier/customer facilities on packaging issues related to receiving, warehousing, and/or line side delivery

•  Validate/simulation loading quantities in the package and control the packaging cost in the reasonable level for expendable packaging

•  Design for transport efficiency improvement, perform containerization analysis, testing, and quoting

•  Validate new packaging and containers during pilot phase and onsite validation in facility

•  Resolve safety and / or quality issues caused by current packaging

•  Create packaging concepts using 3D modeling software (i.e. Pro-E)

Degree Requirement
Bachelor’s Degree (i.e. Packaging, Logistic, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering)

Skill Descriptors
Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Provides a quality of service that customers describe as excellent.
•    Resolves common customer problems.
•    Responds to unexpected customer requests with a sense of urgency and positive action.
•    Provides direct service to internal or external customers.
•    Documents customer complaints in a timely manner.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
•    Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
•    Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
•    Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
•    Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Describes common drafting conventions, tools, procedures and processes.
•    Explains usage of CAD/CAM software in engineering new products.
•    Locates useful resources to improve CAD/CAM skills.
•    Identifies basic functions and features of a CAD/CAM system.

Packaging: Knowledge of packaging tools, approaches and practices; ability to package products and components safely and attractively.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Assists in packaging machine installation, maintenance and repair work under the direction of senior staff.
•    Operates a packaging machine to fulfill a series of packaging tasks according to a company or client's specifications.
•    Adheres to the packaging development process and assists in executing key packaging phases.
•    Conducts basic packaging testing such as finished package testing, simulated distribution testing, leak testing.
•    Produces package specifications for a new product or package.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Documents common hardware, software and communications problems and likely resolutions.
•    Troubleshoots typical technical problems in a specific area.
•    Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities to discover application problems.
•    Adheres to standard troubleshooting procedures to ensure effectiveness of resolutions.
•    Participates in setting evaluation standards and criterion for troubleshooting.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the 
purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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