Quality Senior Supervisor (CMM and Gages)

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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.

About the Role:

The role ensures products meet Caterpillar specifications and promotes quality-focused culture across various departments. As a Quality Manager, the incumbent oversees a team, handling planning, training, performance evaluations, and personnel issues. They collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including global quality teams and suppliers. Responsibilities include employee development, problem-solving, and implementing solutions to meet key quality goals such as customer satisfaction, process efficiency, and certification standards.

What You Will Do

• Manage Metrology assets to ensure process and material quality across operations and supplier quality.
• Implement digital measurement and gage traceability to improve accuracy and reduce inspection errors.
• Implement global quality tools and processes, including APQP, PPAP, and MQ11005/MQ12005, aligned with CPS.
• Create a five-year CMM laboratory roadmap aligned with demand and business needs.
• Lead capital projects supporting departmental growth and long-term objectives.
• Manage quality plans, audits, and reporting to meet Caterpillar and QS9000 standards.
• Analyze inspection data, report defects, and drive continuous improvement across production.
• Serve as the customer quality contact, managing feedback, rework, and shop-floor issues.

Degree Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or any related engineering degree.
• Expert in Quality
• English Advanced

What You Have - Skills:

Planning and Organizing:

• Anticipates potential bottlenecks and schedule disruptions.
• Breaks work into manageable steps and incorporate them into a personal plan.
• Escalates competing or conflicting priorities.

Quality Management System:

• Possesses expertise in quality management principles, tools, and techniques.
• Able to foster and maintain an environment that aligns with the organization’s quality standards.

Influencing

• Applies effective influencing strategies and techniques.
• Capable of shaping decisions both within and beyond the immediate organization.

Problem Solving

• Proficient in identifying, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process-related issues using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Applies problem-solving knowledge effectively across varied contexts.

Quality Management (QMS):

• Knowledgeable in the processes, tools, and techniques associated with Quality Risk Management.
• Able to execute quality assurance processes including risk assessment, control, communication, and review to safeguard product quality.

Lean Manufacturing

• Understands the philosophy, principles, and implementation strategies of lean manufacturing.
• Capable of integrating lean methodologies into existing production and management systems.

Relationship Management:

• Responds promptly and effectively to client requests and interactions.
• Regularly monitors client satisfaction and alerts the team to emerging concerns.
• Clarifies roles and responsibilities within business relationships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert leading a Six Sigma project.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of and expertise programming CMM machines.
• Knowledge of emerging metrology technologies.
• Ability to collaborate with operations and supplier quality teams.

Additional Information:

• Location: Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon.
• This position is six-day a week in-office model.
• This position will require travelling 10% working time (Domestic and International).
• Valid Travel Visa and Passport
• Sponsorship for foreign candidates is not available.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Do not forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday.

Final details

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