Team Lead 2nd Shift

Caterpillar, Inc.; Lebanon (IN); Vor Ort; USD 33.000 - 41.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision benefits from

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Annual bonus potential

Tuition reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Associate for the 2nd shift in Lafayette/Lebanon, IN. You will operate sit-down forklifts and order pickers, manage material handling, and drive continuous improvement with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating shipments, leading problem‑solving sessions, and ensuring safety and quality metrics are met. The role offers starting pay and benefits from day one plus growth opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• Safety: conducts daily maintenance and keeps safety logs, promotes a safe work area.
• Warehouse management: directs, leads and performs basic warehousing activities like receiving, put away, picking, packing and shipping.
• Customer service management: keeps the customer as the focal point of team activity.
• Coaching others: applies coaching to help others improve skills and performance.
• Effective communications: clear verbal and non‑verbal communication; lead process improvements.

Aufgaben

• Operate heavy equipment including sit-down forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers and overhead hoists.
• Perform material handling and warehousing functions (unloading, sorting, put away, picking, packing, shipping).
• Lead meetings with multifunctional teams to track performance and drive results.
• Interface with customer and coordinate voice of customer to logistics team to improve processes and investigate defects.
• Coordinate with logistics and external carriers to setup expedited shipments and oversee zone management.
• Lead problem‑solving events to drive continuous improvement and manage training matrix.
• Track quality metrics and meet safety, quality, velocity and cost goals.

Kenntnisse

Safety

Warehouse management

Customer service management

Coaching others

Effective communications

Jobbeschreibung

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. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We’re committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services, and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We’re exploring new ideas and opportunities – innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth. Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.

What You Will Do

• Operating heavy equipment including sit down forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and overhead hoists.
• Perform material handling and warehousing functions such as unloading, sorting, putting away, picking, packing and shipping parts, materials and supplies.
• Lead meetings with multifunctional team to track performance and drive results guiding daily priorities and change management.
• Interface with customer and coordinate voice of customer to logistics team to improve processes and lead investigations on customer reported defects, including internal logistics customers.
• Coordinate with logistics and external carriers to set up expedited shipments and oversee management of zones through targeting aged inventory, leading reconciliation and investigating root cause.
• Regularly lead problem-solving events to drive continuous improvement and continuously managing training matrix to ensure team flexibility.
• Accountable for tracking quality metrics and meeting Safety, Quality, Velocity and Cost goals and demonstrating safety excellence and enforcing safety policies and procedures.

Physical Skills

• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds individually, or up to 70 pounds as a team lift, and work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures.
• Work at heights of up to 30 feet from the floor.
• Push/pull product weighing up to 50 pounds for intervals of 10-15 minutes.
• Climb on and off order picker, reach truck and/or sit-down forklifts multiple times per day.
• Walk, squat and bend over for intervals of 15-30 minutes, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Stand up to 8+ hours per day on concrete floor with or without limited movement.
• Climb up and down ladders of 6 feet with handrails and work in an environment with noise levels averaging up to 85 db per 8 hours.

What You Have

• Safety: Conducts daily maintenance and keeps tracking safety logs on equipment. Inspects working environment to promote safe work area. Utilizes personal protective equipment required or recommended for task at hand. Speak up if safety concerns are encountered, appropriate escalation if needed.
• Warehouse Management: Directs, leads, and is able to perform basic warehousing activities such as receiving, putting away, picking, packing and shipping merchandise. Maintains item and inventory management records. Helps minimize bottlenecks and delays and the resulting impact on operating costs. Trains and assists with problem solving related to the use of real-time inventory software, to move materials where needed.
• Customer Service Management: Demonstrates an understanding of the underlying concepts and values of a service organization. Seeks help, as needed, in satisfying customers. Identifies key characteristics of effective customer service. Cites examples of keeping the customer as the focal point of all team activity.
• Coaching Others: Determines how coaching can be applied to a situation to help others to improve their skills. Observes skill practice; offers constructive feedback. Offers suggestions for performance or process improvement. Creates skill-practice opportunities for subject of coaching.
• Effective Communications: Uses verbal and non-verbal communication to receive direction and share ideas and job-related needs. Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position. Maintains focus on the topic at hand. Leads process improvement dialogue as needed.

What You Will Get

• Starting wage is $23.80/hour (additional night shift premium for off shifts).
• Overtime opportunities paid at time and a half (some may be mandatory).
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits starting day 1.
• 6% company match for 401k.
• Annual increases, based on your performance evaluation.
• Annual bonus potential based on personal and company performance.
• Time Off (Vacation & PTO) and Paid Holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programs providing financial advice, personal and group therapy, etc.
• College tuition assistance program available after 1 year employment.
• A safety focused workplace.
• Numerous avenues for personal and professional growth through training and upward movement within Caterpillar.

Pre-employment Screening

• Background Screening
• Drug Screening
• Post-Offer Medical Questionnaire - clearance from Corporate Medical

Additional Information: This role is for 2nd Shift 2:30pm - 10:30pm Monday - Friday. Located in Lafayette, IN (1627 Veterans Memorial Pkwy E, Lafayette, IN 47905). Potential monthly attendance bonus of $200. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position. Candidates must be able to read, write and conduct business in English. Ability to work overtime when required.

Special Announcement: It was recently announced that PSLD Lafayette operations will be moving many of their positions to the facility in Lebanon, IN over the next 2 months. These positions are included in the upcoming move.

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Your work ethic, commitment to quality and eagerness to learn will help our customers do work that matters.

Summary Pay Range: $23.80 - $29.70 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

• 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*

Posting Dates: November 2, 2026 - November 9, 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.

We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.