• Job Description

  Req#: R0000234368

  Career Area:

  Supply Chain and Logistics

  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.

  At Caterpillar, we're working to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. We wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today without the exceptionally talented, bright and driven people who get the job done. This is your chance to help us make progress possible around the world – for our customers, for growing communities and for every member of our team. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as Distribution Supervisor in Arvin, CA .

  The 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 touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters) .

  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 .

  Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience

  
  As a Distribution Supervisor you will p rovide guidance and supervision to ensure the accomplishment of distribution center goals, including those related to budget and cost structure.
  
  Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Improving service levels and costs for distribution center operations.

  • Implementing productivity, quality, and service standards. Resolving problems and identifying areas for improvements. Contributing performance data to strategic plans and reviews.

  • Must have strong organizational / planning skills and ability to effectively prioritize tasks to provide maximum benefit from available resources. The overall goal is to ensure efficient material movements with a “Safety First” mind set while maintaining a high level of quality and productivity. Adhering to requirements and procedures for safety regulations.

  • Knowledge and experience deploying continuous improvement tools such as 5S, KanBan , Six Sigma, and Lean by improving material delivery methods and increasing manpower efficiencies

  • Contributing to the overall team productivity by taking ownership of the process and performing assigned tasks, normally performed by subordinates. (ex: filling orders, packing orders, or storing receipts, etc.)

  • Demonstrated skills in personal leadership, teambuilding, effective communication, and people development

  
  Basic Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft applications and ability to develop and analyze reports is required

  • Operational Functions: Assesses situations based on awareness of the goals and operating issues of own department. Seeks guidance when assigned goals conflict with departmental goals or overall strategy. Carries out responsibilities that contribute to role of own department within the organization.

  • Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching and mentoring concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness.

  • Customer Service Management: Knowledge of customer service priorities and ability to utilize tools and techniques for maintaining an environment where all understand and are committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers.

  • Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there. Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.

  • Materials Handling and Management: Knowledge of material handling and management in plants; ability to perform, monitor and improve processes related to storage, transportation and handling of raw and hazardous materials.

  • Problem Management Process: Knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to use a disciplined approach to bringing that problem to a successful resolution.

  • Warehouse and Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of the policies, processes and systems of warehouse management; ability to effectively manage one or more warehouses or distribution centers .

  Top Candidates Will Also Have

  • Degree or equivalent experience desired

  Additional Information

  This is a 3 rd Shift position (Sun-Thurs 6p-6a)

  No relocation is offer for this position

  Some travel may be required , 10% or less .

  Final Details

  Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

  Relocation assistance is not available for this position . Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant. #Li-onsite

  Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

  Summary Pay Range:

  $67,536.00 - $101,292.00

  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:

  Annual incentive bonus plan*

  Medical, dental, and vision coverage

  Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

  401k savings plan

  Health savings account (HSA)

  Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

  Disability benefits

  Life Insurance

  Parental leave

  Healthy Lifestyle Programs

  Employee Assistance Programs

  Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

  Tuition Reimbursement

  Career Development

  *Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

  EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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• About the company

  Since 1925, Caterpillar Inc. has been helping our customers build a better world – making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2020 sales and revenues of $41.7 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

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