Lean Process Leader

Career Area: Strategy

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.

Job Title: Lean Process Leader

Salary: From £55,516 + (Depending on Experience)

Location: Peterborough

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave,
• Up to 12% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Service & Customer Support (S&CS) Strategy Manager within SMSP, a great opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager. This is a key role in the S&CS group to lead customer focused projects to ensure they are delivered on time, to cost and quality as many of our tools, processes and services interact with Caterpillar Industrial Dealers and Perkins Distributors. This will involve leading working teams to deliver IT system and lean process improvements across a global team.

You will support efforts to drive a team culture focused on continuous improvement and develop team competency in Lean thinking, problem solving, project and change management. You will support the execution and evolution of the S&CS strategy to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

This role will provide you with the ability to further build your lean leadership and project management skills with the opportunity to become Six Sigma Blackbelt trained (if required). You will gain deep global process knowledge and develop an extensive network working with process partners throughout the organisation. The skills, experience and exposure that will be gained through this role will equip you for progression into future managerial positions.

What You Will Do:

• Lead wider customer service and cross functional lean improvement projects
• Identifying and delivering lean process improvements
• Collaborate and communicate with SMSP global teams and process partners to continuously improve our tools, services and processes.
• Provide lean leadership support within S&CS, including helping to develop team competency in Lean thinking and problem solving
• Help create a team culture focused on continuous improvement

What You Have:

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these