Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Career Area:

Engineering Compensation Grade:25

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:

Manufacturing Engineering Manager Salary starting from 68,172 depending on experience

Location:

Springvale Facility, Belfast Benefits:  25 days annual leave

Monthly Cash Car Allowance - 475pcmUp to 20% bonus

Contributory pension scheme
- Caterpillar will contribute 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, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Lead Engineering Excellence at Caterpillar Springvale Join Caterpillar's Springvale facility, a world-class manufacturing site producing axles and transmissions for Cat Articulated Trucks that support customers across mining, construction, and aggregates industries worldwide. Leveraging advanced manufacturing technologies, robotics, and a state-of-the-art paint plant, this is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented engineering team and shape the future of our operations.

As our Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while delivering strategic initiatives that support business growth and customer success.

What You Will DoLead and develop a high-performing team of 20+ engineers, providing direction, coaching, and performance management to support both individual and business success.

Drive a strong safety culture by ensuring safe, compliant, and sustainable manufacturing processes are designed, implemented, and continuously improved.

Oversee the design and optimisation of facility processes across logistics, assembly, test, and paint operations to improve productivity and operational performance.

Champion quality excellence by implementing robust defect prevention strategies, supporting root cause corrective actions (RCCA), error-proofing initiatives, and improving First Test Pass performance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support facility, customer, business, and community initiatives while ensuring engineering resources are effectively allocated to key priorities.

Lead line balance and capacity planning activities through the S&OP cycle, ensuring operations meet changing demand while achieving cost, efficiency, and throughput targets.

Manage engineering budgets and resources, including a team budget of approximately $2M, operational workforce planning for 200+ employees, and annual capital investment programmes valued between $2M and $5M.Develop and execute engineering strategies that support continuous improvement, operational excellence, and long-term business objectives.

What You Will Have Degree Requirement bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Technical Excellence:
Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Level Extensive

Experience:

Significant experience leading engineering teams within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Strong engineering and commercial understanding of manufacturing operations, product development, process optimisation, quality systems, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies.

Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, RCA, 8D or similar structured problem-solving tools.

Ability to evaluate technical solutions and drive practical, cost-effective improvements.

Good understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements within manufacturing.

Managing People:
Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.

Level Extensive

Experience:

Demonstrated success in developing and coaching high-performing engineering teams.

Proven ability to lead, influence, and develop engineering professionals in a matrix environment.

Strong stakeholder…