Senior Tax Analyst - Corporation Tax

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Provide the technical expertise necessary to design, develop, and implement manufacturing systems, complex operations, and sophisticated machines. This role is expected to function as a specialist with respect to tooling management and root cause analysis for quality issues and machine breakdowns, and to support new product introduction. The engineer is also responsible for driving innovation and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to optimize processes, improve product quality, and reduce costs.

• Creating and maintaining work instructions, tool lists, inspection guides, Control Plans, and PFMEAs for manufacturing.
• Support new product introductions and continuous improvement efforts around people, quality, velocity, and cost for large engine products.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by leading and participating in Lean Manufacturing projects, Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, and 5S improvements.
• Engage in creative problem‑solving to address operational issues, including ergonomics and safety, efficiency improvements, process bottlenecks, and quality concerns.
• Work with internal and external suppliers to develop and manage projects, ensuring efficient and cost‑effective systems and processes to produce quality products.
• Provide manufacturing technical support in process control and internal certification.
• Monitor and improve equipment reliability by identifying and addressing problem areas, performing root cause analysis, and being the technical expert for the value stream.
• Ensure compliance with all manufacturing standards, procedures, and safety guidelines, including both Caterpillar and OSHA compliant procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial concentration) or equivalent experience desired.

• Collaborative Automation:
  Knowledge of techniques and processes of collaborative automation; ability to develop and automate manufacturing processes.
• 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.
• Engineering – Manufacturing:
  Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.
• Lean Manufacturing:
  Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
• Manufacturing Processes:
  Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
• 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.

• Extensive experience in CNC machining with a deep understanding of metal cutting processes like turning, milling, and swiss‑style machines.
• Hands‑on experience with equipment setup, diagnostics, and optimization.
• Automation system experience, including PLCs and robots used in part loading and deburring.
• Experience with grinding and honing gear cutting processes.
• APQP experience.
• Prior Project Management experience.
• Well‑rounded understanding of both Six…