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Job Title
Manufacturing Engineer
Salary
Competitive – depending on experience
Location
Springvale, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays.
- Up to 10% bonus
- Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution, up to 6%
- Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
- Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, holiday purchase.
Responsibilities
- Line ownership with responsibilities for key KPI including Safety, Quality, Velocity and Cost.
- Lead the introduction of new products and processes (NPI).
- Conduct problem solving and hold Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
- Managing safety, quality and process improvements on an assembly line.
- Identify, define and implement process quality and process design steps in line with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Identify, purchase and co‑ordinate the installation of tooling, equipment, machinery and capital expenditure projects.
- Ensure that Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles are applied through the product development process.
- Ensure new product and process implementations meet safety requirements.
- Ensure accurate new product costing through Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing accuracy.
- Co‑ordinate and implement complex engineering changes.
Qualifications
- Judgment and Decision Making: knowledge of the decision‑making process; ability to evaluate emerging business situations and choose the best path forward.
- Manufacturing Equipment: knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to operate, maintain, update and store them safely.
- Manufacturing Processes: knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
- Manufacturing Safety: knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work‑related hazards and meet regulatory requirements.
- Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies; ability to guide and monitor compliance.
- Problem Management Process – MFG: knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to resolve problems using a disciplined approach.
- A degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Electrical engineering or relevant manufacturing experience.
- Experience and knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing practices and/or APQP.
- Experience with Assembly line balancing.
- Experience leading RCCA investigations and implementing solutions.
- Experience with SAP or another MRP/ERP system.
- Experience in 3D CAD.
Other Information
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:
Job Title
Manufacturing Engineer
Salary
Competitive – depending on experience
Location
Springvale, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays.
- Up to 10% bonus
- Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee’s contribution, up to 6%
- Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee’s contribution.
- Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, holiday purchase.
Responsibilities
- Line ownership with responsibilities for key KPI including Safety, Quality, Velocity and Cost.
- Lead the introduction of new products and processes (NPI).
- Conduct problem solving and hold Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
- Managing safety, quality and process improvements on an assembly line.
- Identify, define and implement process quality and process design steps in line with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Identify, purchase and co‑ordinate the installation of tooling, equipment, machinery and capital expenditure projects.
- Ensure that Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles are applied through the product development process.
- Ensure new product and process implementations meet safety requirements.
- Ensure accurate new product costing through Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing accuracy.
- Co‑ordinate and implement complex engineering changes.
Qualifications
- Judgment and Decision Making: knowledge of the decision‑making process; ability to evaluate emerging business situations and choose the best path forward.
- Manufacturing Equipment: knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to operate, maintain, update and store them safely.
- Manufacturing Processes: knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
- Manufacturing Safety: knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work‑related hazards and meet regulatory requirements.
- Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies; ability to guide and monitor compliance.
- Problem Management Process – MFG: knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to resolve problems using a disciplined approach.
- A degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Electrical engineering or relevant manufacturing experience.
- Experience and knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing practices and/or APQP.
- Experience with Assembly line balancing.
- Experience leading RCCA investigations and implementing solutions.
- Experience with SAP or another MRP/ERP system.
- Experience in 3D CAD.
Other Information
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Posted: May 17th, 2026