Lead Internal ISO Auditor

** Career Area:*
* Manufacturing

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* Job Description:

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* ** 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.

** About LPSD*
* The Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) is part of Caterpillar's Power & Energy segment. Through this global organization, Caterpillar designs and manufactures large (greater than 18 liters) diesel and natural gas engines, powertrains and key engine systems. LPSD products and solutions support customers across power generation, industrial, marine, oil & gas, rail, services and Cat® machine applications worldwide.

LPSD teams work across regions and functions to deliver safe, reliable and compliant solutions that help solve our customers' toughest challenges.

** Job Summary*
* Lead the systems that drive quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. As the  
** Lead Internal ISO Auditor** , you will own and lead the internal audit program, ensuring effective implementation of ISO standards and quality management system requirements. You will coordinate audit activities, mentor internal auditors, drive corrective actions, and support external audit readiness. Through collaboration with quality, manufacturing, and operational teams, you will help strengthen compliance, improve process effectiveness, and foster a culture of operational excellence.

** What You Will Do*
* + Lead the organization's Internal Audit Program, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 requirements and applicable quality management system standards.

+ Plan, coordinate, and maintain the annual internal audit schedule to ensure all required processes, functions, and quality system elements are assessed within established time frames.

+ Lead internal audits and guide auditors through planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up activities.

+ Coach and develop internal auditors by providing training, mentorship, and guidance on audit methodologies, compliance requirements, and best practices.

+ Evaluate processes, documentation, and quality system effectiveness to identify risks, nonconformances, and opportunities for improvement.

+ Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action activities to address audit findings and prevent recurrence of quality system issues.

+ Monitor corrective actions through completion and verify effectiveness to ensure sustainable improvements.

+ Partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and operations teams to drive compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.

+ Support external certification and surveillance audit readiness activities by assisting with audit preparation, documentation reviews, and compliance verification efforts.

+ Support interactions with external auditors, certification bodies, and regulatory representatives as required.

+ Analyze audit results, identify trends, and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.

+ Promote a culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organization.

** Degree Requirement*
* Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field,  
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* * equivalent experience in internal auditing, quality systems, compliance, or quality management.

** What You Will Have*
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** Accuracy and Attention to Detail:
** Basic understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

+ Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.

+ Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.

+ Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.

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** Collaborating:
** Working knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

+ Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.

+ Assists in communicating shared goals with relevant groups and parties.

+ Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.

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

+ 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.

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** Flexibility and Adaptability:
** Basic understanding and knowledge of successful approaches and techniques for dealing with…