Job Description

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

The Product Change Control engineer coordinates engineering releasing activities between engineering design areas and procurement/scheduling with effective and timely implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manages and tracks OHNR resolution associated with engineering change implementation and MISO demand if applicable for the change. Implement EMCC holds at time of initial release for scrap, rework, and exhaust stock dispositions.
• Monitor each new release and engineering change & manage effective dates per Engineering Drawing Notification instruction, part availability, & SOL date requirements.
• Develop actions and plans to address and resolve simple to moderately complex Releasing/EMCC problems in conjunction with Engineering and Job Owner.
• Support MCS release transactions for complex new release and engineering change strategy for strategic projects and processes including CAP (controlled alternative processes), capacity, and consolidation projects, NSI, NCI that involve make-buy and/or engineering change or new release activity. Based off collaboration from Job Owner, Engineering, and Project Leads.
• Leads activities with cross functional team leaders to ensure JRS sign-off is complete and Key Indicator Scorecard (KIS) Job Readiness deadlines met to facilitate material availability for new releases and engineering changes before job implementation.
• Analyze engineering drawing notices, DocLib, and engineering drawings and prints. Manage JRS, MCS, and EMCC systems accordingly.
• Input a high volume of Caterpillar MCS Station List system data entry: engineering changes, new releases, and closure of jobs with extreme accuracy, for production and NPI.
• Update STAT changes for model usage.
• Update ILC interplant source changes within the MCS system.
• Assists in initiating actions and plans to address and resolve simple to moderately complex Releasing/EMCC problems.
• Back date processing / Change Tracking System management.
• Work critical system grief reports.
• Assist in projects.
• Assist in standard work updates.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies the key teams or work groups whose work is closely related.
• Applies the concept of collaboration to build relationships and coordinate with other teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to coordinate work so that it can help more than one team.
• Seeks help to secure support from another team when necessary.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
• Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
• Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
• Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

Manufacturing Application Systems: Knowledge of company and industry databases and applications used in a manufacturing environment; ability to operate, maintain and update these systems.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains general flow of information throughout the manufacturing process and the supply chain.
• Identifies major types of applications and information systems used in manufacturing.
• Identifies core company, proprietary and public information sources.
• Describes the type of information maintained in manufacturing application systems and identifies its primary uses and users.

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes basic concepts of materials and capacity management processes and procedures.
• Describes product life cycle and associated MRP cycle.
• Identifies parameters and considerations used in making decisions about production runs.
• Describes the use of bills of materials and other documentation needed to provide supplies.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Seeks help to modify priorities as new information surfaces or conditions change.
• Demonstrates the ability to estimate the time and resources required to complete tasks.
• Identifies own key assignments, schedules, and process steps.
• Applies the concept of 'critical path' in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

Production Scheduling and Control: Knowledge of procedures and tools for scheduling and controlling production runs; ability to utilize knowledge of daily manufacturing processes to assure quality deliverables.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes key aspects of production control.
• Identifies types of problems that can affect production schedules.
• Lists major activities performed by production control staff.
• Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.

Pay Range:

$81,370.00 - $122,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

May 20, 2026 - May 26, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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