Caterpillar's Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar's company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future. We are looking to recruit two Supplier Quality Engineering Technicians to support the ongoing development of our Supplier Quality capability at CAT Shrewsbury. This role sits within the Supplier Quality Pillar and plays a key part in ensuring that both internally manufactured components and externally sourced parts meet the required standards to support safe, capable, and right‑first‑time production. Working closely with Quality, Process, and Operations teams, the SQE Technicians will support inspection, investigation, and continuous improvement activities, helping to ensure that quality issues are identified early, understood clearly, and addressed at source.
Responsibilities
* Supporting internal and external supplier quality activities, ensuring components meet specification and are fit for purpose
* Coordinating and supporting inspection and measurement activity, aligned to control plans and engineering requirements
* Working with Quality, Process, and Supplier Quality teams to support structured investigations and root‑cause analysis
* Contributing to the development and application of inspection methods, measurement strategies, and SPC
* Supporting the identification and monitoring of critical‑to‑quality characteristics
* Collecting and interpreting data to support fact‑based decision‑making and improvement activity
* Helping ensure alignment between internal processes and supplier quality expectations
* Supporting continuous improvement activity by identifying opportunities to enhance capability, consistency, and efficiency
What This Role Offers
* The opportunity to play a key role in strengthening Supplier Quality across both internal and external supply chains
* Exposure to end‑to‑end manufacturing processes, working closely with Engineering, Quality, and Operations
* The chance to develop skills in inspection, investigation, and continuous improvement
* A collaborative environment focused on delivering safe, capable, and high‑quality outcomes
Requirements
We are looking for individuals who are:
* Practically minded, with a strong interest in manufacturing and quality
* Comfortable working with data, measurement, and technical information
* Strong communicators, able to work across teams and functions
* Proactive and detail‑focused, with a problem‑solving mindset
* Keen to contribute to building robust and consistent quality processes
Experience in areas such as inspection, measurement, manufacturing, or quality engineering would be beneficial, but attitude, approach, and willingness to learn are equally important.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave
* Up to 6% Bonus
* Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
* Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
* Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase
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