**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. **Role Definition** Provides support and guidance on all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing components on first operations. **Responsibilities** * Have meetings with customers and designers to evaluate the feasibility of manufacturing the components and define if the part can be made in house or send to purchase finished. * Develop capital projects to implement new technologies or replace obsolete machinery with better performance ones. * Participating in identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes. * Monitoring equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas. * Analyzing engineering change notices, determines any part or process change, initiates and implements all changes. * Providing engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities. **Degree Requirement** Bachelor's or Engineering degree in Mechanical, Mechatronic or related. Intermediate to Advanced English\-speaking level. **Skill Descriptors** **Decision Making and Critical Thinking:** * Ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members. * Analyzes assumptions and historical frameworks, evaluates decision options and impacts, and guides others in applying effective decision\-making approaches. **Lean Manufacturing:** * This position requires knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts. * Leads lean implementation by addressing technical and people challenges, optimizing work cell design, applying assessment tools, and monitoring effectiveness. **Manufacturing Equipment:** * Performs routine maintenance and inspections, sets up and tests machines, applies diagnostic tools to resolve issues, and ensures equipment safety and performance. * Working knowledge with torque tools, assembly tools, and interpretation of drawings and specifications **Manufacturing Processes:** * This position requires extensive knowledge of cutting processes, chamfers, and bending * Working knowledge of manufacturing processes focused on First Operations. * Provides expert guidance, develops best practices, trains on full manufacturing processes, and evaluates and optimizes methodologies and technologies. **Additional Information** * Location for this position is Santa Catarina, MX. * Work schedule is set Monday to Friday, 6:24am to 5pm. * Relocation assistance is not available for this position. * This position may require 10% International and Domestic travel. **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:** diciembre 18, 2025 \- diciembre 29, 2025 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.