The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Caterpillar is hiring a Lean Six Sigma Manager in Portland, OR.

• Role description

  Caterpillar is a growing organization looking for a Lean Six Sigma Manager to add to our Portland, OR team. For a small-but-mighty professional with 7+ years behind them, this freelance Lean Six Sigma Manager job delivers $108,000 - $161,000 and meaningful growth.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep OR reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on
  • Chase down the root cause instead of slapping on a patch
  • Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
  • Apply Empathy and Active Listening to solve day-to-day operational challenges
  • Trade quick wins for boldly-pragmatic fixes when the math favors patience
  • Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership

  What You'll Bring

  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a manager capacity
  • The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
  • Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
  • Manager fluency in Presentation Skills, with Problem Solving on your roadmap
  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • 6 or more years steering general projects end to end

  Caterpillar is a joyfully-rigorous company in Portland, OR that turns complex general problems into simple, elegant solutions. Our Portland team treats every retro like a chance to quietly upgrade how we operate.

  Pay starts strong at $108,000 - $161,000, mentorship runs deep, and the road from manager to lead is paved with real benefits.

  Still hiring, still current, still waiting for someone like you.

  There's a manager role with your name on it at Caterpillar; come claim it.

• Required skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Active Listening
  • Facilitation
  • Empathy
  • Presentation Skills
  • Written Communication
  • Delegation
  • Growth Mindset
  • People Management
  • Change Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Tax preparation assistance
  • Generous paid time off
  • Health coaching
  • Paid vacation days
  • HSA investment options
  • Life Insurance
  • Free laptop and tech setup
  • Volunteer time off (VTO)
  • Public transit subsidy

• Apply before 2026-08-31

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.