Team Lead - Caterpillar : Job Details

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.