Supplier Development Engineer
Caterpillar Inc. · Mossville, IL · 1 mo ago
Engineering$113k–$169k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections with headings .
Requirements: maybe "Degree Requirement Degree or equivalent experience desired". Also "Additional Information Travel requirements may be 30% This can be located in Mossville, IL, Pontiac, IL, or Lafayette, IN Domestic relocation is available. Sponsorship is NOT available for this role Job will be posted through 8/19/26". Also "Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position." Also "This position requires working onsite five days a week." Also "Relocation is available for this position." Also "Posting Dates September 14, 2026 - September 27, 2026". Also "Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen." Also "EEO/AA Employer..." but we must remove EEO boilerplate. So we can keep some of that as part of "Additional Information" but we need to decide sections.
Qualifications: maybe the list of competencies: Effective Communications, Problem Solving, Process Improvement, Quality Orientation, PPAP, Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies, Supplier Management - MFG, Supplier Evaluations and Certification. Those are like "What You Will Have". That could be under Skills or Qualifications.
Benefits: list of benefits provided.
Pay: Pay Range.
Schedule: "This position requires working onsite five days a week." Also maybe travel 30% could be schedule? But schedule is about work schedule; we have onsite five days a week. Travel requirement could be separate but we could include under Responsibilities or Additional Info. Since we have a Schedule section, we can include that.
We must not create sections with filler. So we will include sections: About the role (role definition), Responsibilities (list of duties), Qualifications (the "What You Will Have" list), Benefits (list), Pay (range), Schedule (onsite five days a week). Possibly also "Additional Information" but we don't have a heading for that in allowed list; we could incorporate into About the role or Responsibilities? The allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can use Requirements for degree requirement and maybe travel/relocation etc. Skills could be used for the competencies list. But we already have Qualifications for competencies; maybe better to put competencies under Skills, and Requirements for degree and experience. Let's map:
- About the role: role definition paragraph.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties.
- Requirements: degree or equivalent experience desired; travel requirements may be 30%; location options; domestic relocation available; sponsorship not available; posting dates; drug screen; maybe also relocation available.
- Qualifications: maybe not needed if we put competencies under Skills. But we could also have Qualifications for "Degree Requirement" but that's already in Requirements. Actually the posting has "Degree Requirement Degree or equivalent experience desired". That's a requirement. So we can put that under Requirements. Then the list of competencies (Effective Communications, Problem Solving, etc.) could be under Skills. Benefits under Benefits. Pay under Pay. Schedule under Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Good.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. So we will strip those.
We must preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive info:
From posting:
- Role Definition: "Assesses the supplier quality and ensures that all the products are free from defects and are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and legal standards."
- What You Will Do (Responsibilities):
- Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues;
- Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.
- Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws;
- Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
- Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures;
- Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and federal policies and standards.
- Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.
- Degree Requirement: "Degree or equivalent experience desired"
- What You Will Have (Skills):
- Effective Communications: Working understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Problem Solving: Extensive 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.
- Process Improvement: Extensive understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
- Quality Orientation: Extensive knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP): Extensive knowledge of Production Part Approval Processes (PPAP) elements, submissions, and objectives; ability to determine whether a supplier can manufacture products that meet the quality requirements and standards of their customers consistently.
- Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Extensive knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
- Supplier Management -MFG: Extensive 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.
- Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Extensive knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.
- Additional Information:
- Travel requirements may be 30%
- This can be located in Mossville, IL, Pontiac, IL, or Lafayette, IN
- Domestic relocation is available.
- Sponsorship is NOT available for this role
- Job will be posted through 8/19/26
- Please ensure you frequently sign in to your candidate home for any updates or correspondence for positions that you have applied for. (This is application instruction, remove)
- https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers. (remove)
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. (duplicate)
- 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. (remove as boilerplate)
- 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. (remove)
- EEO/AA Employer... (remove)
- This Job Description is intended as a general guide... (remove)
- 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
- This position requires working onsite five days a week.
- Relocation is available for this position.
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Posting Dates September 14, 2026 - September 27, 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. (remove EEO)
- Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community. (remove)
We need to keep substantive info: travel requirements, location options, domestic relocation available, sponsorship not available, posting dates, drug screen, relocation available, etc. Also maybe note that job will be posted through 8/19/26 (that's a date). Also note that relocation is available (duplicate). Also note that domestic relocation is available.
We need to avoid duplication. We'll combine.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: role definition paragraph.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties.
- Requirements: degree or equivalent experience desired; travel requirements may be 30%; location options (Mossville, IL; Pontiac, IL; Lafayette, IN); domestic relocation available; sponsorship not available; posting dates (Sept 14-27, 2026); job posted through 8/19/26 (maybe note); drug screen required; relocation available (maybe note). Also maybe note that this is a full-time onsite five days a week? That's schedule.
- Skills: list of competencies (Effective Communications, Problem Solving, Process Improvement, Quality Orientation, PPAP, Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies, Supplier Management - MFG, Supplier Evaluations and Certification). Each as bullet with description.
- Benefits: bullet list of benefits.
- Pay: pay range.
- Schedule: onsite five days a week.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content.
Now produce HTML fragment: use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, legal, navigation, cookie, application instructions). Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes Pay Range (Summary Pay Range $112,710.00 - $169,060.00). Also mentions Benefits list. Also mentions Schedule: "This position requires working onsite five days a week." Also mentions Relocation available, Travel requirements may be 30%, location options, Domestic relocation available, Sponsorship not available, posting dates, etc. Some of that could be considered under "About the role" or maybe "Qualifications". We need to decide sections. We have role definition: "Assesses the supplier quality and ensures that all the products are free from defects and are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and legal standards." That's about the role. Responsibilities: bullet list of duties: "Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism. Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates. Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and federal policies and standards. Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans." We can turn each sentence into
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