Facilities Engineering Manager

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

Leads and manages facilities engineering, maintenance, indirect purchasing, and physical security at a manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

- Collaborates with engineers, partners and suppliers to meet business goals in accordance with the sustainable use of facilities and budget demands.

- Constructs an efficient facility maintenance team and guides training sessions to ensure quality performance.

- Evaluates the operation's effectiveness with current utilities and equipment; provides appropriate solutions to challenges and risks.

- Oversees inspections, repairs and updates of facilities and relevant operational activities; maintains order at the facility.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Minimum Requirements

- Proficiency in Microsoft tools and applications

- Demonstrated experience managing projects

- Strong, demonstrated problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

- Understanding of mechanical principles or mechanical aptitude

- Experience with budgeting or financial oversight

- Project/Construction Management experience

Skill Descriptors

Budgeting: Knowledge of organization's budget process; ability to apply policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Applies established organizational practices in budgeting.

- Under guidance, produces budget reports of planned vs. actual expenses with variances explained.

- Supplies supporting information and justification for major line items.

- Documents capital appropriations and project authorizations.

- Uses budgeting and charge-back practices within own area.

Effectiveness Measurement: Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Under guidance, reports measurement results in actionable form to management.

- Interprets and analyzes results vs. established benchmarks.

- Establishes short-range and long-range improvement goals for own function.

- Uses assigned measurements for own function or specialization.

- Under guidance, develops action plans to achieve those goals.

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.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.

- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Manufacturing Application Systems: Knowledge of company and industry databases and applications used in a manufacturing environment; ability to operate, maintain and update these systems.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Uses and maintains information or data stored in specific application; reports unusual situations.

- Documents the major interfaces and dependencies to and from other systems.

- Follows procedures for the maintenance and upkeep of the databases.

- Uses all basic features of the information system in context of own work.

- Works with a specific type of manufacturing application or information system.

Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Performs routine maintenance: cleaning, replacing defective or worn parts.

- Performs basic care and safety considerations for a specific type of manufacturing equipment.

- Participates in setting up new machines and testing according to manufacturer's specifications.

- Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques; resolves common problems.

- Conducts routine inspections; checks machine performance and equipment safeguards; reports standards violations.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Contributes to the development and implementation of specific manufacturing procedures.

- Investigates the need to refer potential exceptions upward for review and approval.

- Explains the rationale for procedures and standards in own area of responsibility.

- Participates in the implementation of manufacturing standards and procedures to one's own function.

- Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.

Plant Facilities Management: Knowledge of processes, methodologies and techniques used to manage plant facilities; ability to handle the full spectrum of activities for managing and maintaining physical facilities and infrastructure.

Level Extensive Experience:

- Works with the installation, maintenance and upkeep for a large or multiple facilities.

- Monitors environmental, safety and equipment requirements and conditions.

- Participates in the development of change, contingency and back-up or recovery plans.

- Deals effectively with customers and vendor support staff to resolve routine problems.

- Manages space planning processes and establishes requirements for staff and equipment.

- Monitors processes and procedures for developing and maintaining building security to ensure regulatory compliance.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Follows procedures in carrying out routine supplier management tasks.

- Uses electronic systems or tools to record/retrieve supplier information and carry out transactions with suppliers.

- Resolves routine supplier issues; escalates non-routine issues up chain of command.

- Researches alternative vendors or suppliers; participates in supplier selection.

- Works with suppliers to ensure that purchases meet delivery date and quality specifications.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Relocation is available for this position.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits: Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

- Medical, dental, and vision benefits* - Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)* - 401(k) savings plans* - Health Savings Account (HSA)* - Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* - Health Lifestyle Programs* - Employee Assistance Program* - Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts* - Career Development* - Incentive bonus*

- Disability benefits

- Life Insurance

- Parental leave

- Adoption benefits

- Tuition Reimbursement

- These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

January 30, 2026 - February 12, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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