ABOUT THE COMPANY
Since its' inception more than 80 years ago,
Caterpillar has grown to be the largest maker of construction and mining
equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines
in the world. In partnership with our worldwide dealer network,
Caterpillar is driving positive and sustainable change on every
continent.
As a global, diverse technology leader, Caterpillar
is committed to excellence in all that we do. We are proud of our role
in building the world's infrastructure. And we're proud of who we are
thousands of people making progress possible around the world.
The Building Construction Products (BCP) Division is
a global division of Caterpillar, Inc. that employs several thousand
employees located at over 8 facilities worldwide. BCP has facilities in
North Carolina, USA (Cary, Clayton, Sanford), the UK, China, India, and
Brazil. Also, BCP has announced a new facility near Athens, Georgia,
USA. Products designed, manufactured, and distributed by BCP include
skid steer loaders, backhoe loaders, compact track loaders,
multi-terrain loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors,
and mini-hydraulic excavators. BCP's mission statement is: Achieve
profitable growth by providing customers with the highest quality, best
value building construction products, work tools, and integrated
solutions in the industry.
BCP is proud to be a family friendly, flexible
employer with a very competitive Total Rewards package. We have
been recognized in 2011 and 2012 as a "Family Friendly 50" employer by
Carolina Parent magazine and won the 2012 Capital Associated Industries
(CAI) "Ovation Award" for HR excellence (Large Employer category). Our
most recent recognitions include being named by the Triangle Business
Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work in the Triangle" for 2012 as
well as being named a winner of the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinates the efforts of the team of employees
responsible for processing engineering changes, establishing
manufacturing bills of material, establishing manufacturing effective
dates and the timely scheduling of material to the factory. Oversees
and coordinates priorities within each team and the efforts of the team.
The team is responsible for the proper establishment of manufacturing
effective dates, checking the timely receipt of records prepared by
product design and preparing distribution and maintenance of this
engineering data. These teams check purchasing and materials records to
determine receipt of related, manufacturing schedules, exhaust dates
for superseded materials and effective dates to release product changes
to production. Reviews and ensures the proper release of engineering
information, exhausting of existing inventories and coordination with
NPI Programs. Follows progress of major engineering releases and changes
to resolve difficulties and provides guidance.
Incumbent participates with product engineers to
provide timely release and implementation of new models, major product
updates and miscellaneous changes. Establishes priorities and
coordinates the efforts of the change control team responsible for
processing product changes, establishing manufacturing effective dates
and scheduling of material to the factory. Follows progress of major
releases and changes and provides guidance to resolve problems.
Incumbent establishes and maintains a close working
relationship with personnel in other Product Change Control Groups
(including other facilities), Purchasing, Material Requirements, and
Manufacturing Operations to define need for new or improved product
change control systems or processes. Maintains good communications with
Corporate Information Services groups for awareness of technology
improvements. Participates with Corporate Information Services to
develop new systems or improve current ones.
Develops and conducts training to implement new
systems or improvements throughout the product groups in a timely
manner. Provides assistance during implementation to achieve consistent
methods and verifies effectiveness of improvements through on-going
feedback.
Incumbent provides on-going specialized
expertise and consultation to several product change control groups
regarding releasing practices. Provides guidance to the product group
Releasing Specialists and Analysts to achieve required results in
unusual situations.
Coordinates introduction of new product and
engineering changes and provides management with the tools to monitor
the overall progress and effectiveness of product programs. Participates
in developing product timing strategies with NPI(New Product
Introduction) teams for both product and process activities. Facilitates
meetings to assure the impact and expediency of product changes or
model introductions are properly monitored. Serves as an integral member
of NPI teams to influence the timeliness of model effectivity and the
impact on other programs.
Works with Operations, Purchasing and product groups
to determine the logical source of supply for product components. Works
with product groups and operations to expedite changes that impact
product safety, liability and customer satisfaction.
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