Career Area:

Strategy

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 Summary:

In the “Lean & Supply Chain” Department, the Lean 6 Sigma Black belt leads, manages and supports projects related to Supply Chain process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma and project management methodologies to achieve business goals. Lead project teams to deliver complex business, integration, implementation projects, and continuous improvement/lean efforts.

Responsibilities:

Apply program and project management principles to manage scope, timeline, resources and risk throughout the lifecycle of strategic initiatives.Independently lead process improvement projects across the (3) Campus facilities, coordinating cross-functional teams.Employing Six Sigma methodology & Lean initiatives to identify improvement opportunities, implement and control process improvements to meet business goals and objectives.Identify improvement opportunities in the areas of Operational efficiency, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and others including supporting systems and tools.Identify, lead, manage and control OIA Projects to drive cost savings throughout the Campus.Develop detailed business cases, communicate and present monthly to senior leadership and stakeholders on the opportunities, recommendations and implementation plan.In addition to technical skills, the 6 Sigma Black Belt needs to demonstrate strong team leadership competencies. 

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related to the fieldKnowledge in Six Sigma Black Belt projects or Project ManagementKnowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices.Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Office 365.English AdvancedPossess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Skills:

Active Learning:

Explains lessons learned from mistakes and failures as well as successes.Maintains network of contacts within own unit.Identifies and explains own strengths and development needs.Make use of journals, associations, and conferences in own professional specialty.Learn new concepts, processes and tools related to own immediate responsibilities.

Analytical Thinking:

Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.Make a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Influencing:

Develops basic persuasive arguments.Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.Use active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.Identify who the decision makers are and how they receive information.Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.

Interpersonal Relationships:

Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.Collaborate with departmental associates and management.Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

Problem Solving:

Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.Examine a specific problem and understand the perspective of each involved stakeholder.Develop alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decisions on resolution.Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Process Improvement:

Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.Identifies process problems that limit performance.Implement methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.

Project Management:

Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

Six Sigma Methodology:

Analyzes business priorities for selecting potential critical metrics.Uses tools (e.g. trend charts, Pareto charts, sigma conversion chart) to measure historical performance.Research important causes that have an impact on quality and customer satisfaction with the use of statistical tools.Resolves routine problems in a cost-effective manner.Reports deviances from process improvements.

Top Candidates also have:

Expert leading 6 Sigma Black Belt projectsDemonstrate excellent oral and written communications skills.Excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills.Advanced knowledge in the Digital Tools MS OFFICE 365 (Power Apps, Automate, Power BI, Data Analytics)Good business understanding.

Additional Information:

Location: Reynosa, Tamaulipas Facility.This position is five-day a week in-office model.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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Posting Dates:

enero 23, 2026 - enero 30, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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