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Career Area: Operations
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. Together, we are building a better world.
JOB PURPOSE: To assist the Section Manager in leading team members, coordinating and delegating workflow, and overseeing day-to-day operations of the area; promoting cooperative team relationships, establishing and modifying priorities, gathering metrics, generating reports, and overseeing work for multiple job classifications.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate with logistics and external carriers to set up expedited shipments.
- Interface with customers and coordinate voice of customer to logistics team to improve processes.
- Lead meetings with multifunctional teams to track performance and drive results.
- Oversee management of zones through targeting aged inventory, leading reconciliation, and investigating root causes.
- Regularly lead problem-solving events to drive continuous improvement.
- Accountable for tracking quality metrics and meeting Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost goals.
- Lead investigations on customer-reported defects.
- Occasionally utilize heavy equipment, reach trucks, sit-down forklifts, and overhead cranes.
- Occasionally perform material handling and warehousing functions as required.
- Work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work overtime when required.
- Lead team meetings guiding daily priorities and change management.
- Demonstrate safety excellence and enforce safety policies and procedures.
- Continuously manage training matrix to ensure team flexibility.
Essential Job Functions:
- Occasionally lift parts up to 35 pounds individually or 70 pounds as a team lift.
- Occasional bending, reaching, and squatting while performing tasks.
- Consistent usage of required PPE for tasks being performed.
- Work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures.
- Standing and/or sitting at a desk while performing tasks.
Basic Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in mathematical and analytical skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Good attendance record.
- Ability to maintain accurate and complete records.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
- Previous leadership experience in a manufacturing or logistics operation.
- Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing experience.
Additional Information:
- Relocation is not offered for this position.
- 1521 Kepner Dr. Lafayette, IN 47905
- N1: 6:30pm - 6:30am Sunday - Wednesday.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S.
Please ensure you frequently check the email account you provided on your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method in our recruiting process.
Posting Dates: September 25, 2024 - October 2, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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