Caterpillar

Logistics production Manager

5 days ago

Pay$79800.00 - $119760.00 / year
LocationDecatur/Illinois
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: R0000305627

      Career Area:

      Manufacturing

      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.

      Job Description:

      As a 2nd shift Logistics Production Manager you will oversee and coordinate the activities of the receiving docks, storage locations, repackaging locations, and some point of use functions.


      Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

      • Creating reports and records of logistic processes and inventory accuracy; sharing them with managers and providing suggestions to improve safety, productivity and quality.
      • Preparing, maintaining, and updating documentation related to logistic procedures and safety and quality standards; ensuring all processes and products meet desired safety and quality standards.
      • Supervising and directing the daily activities of material handlers, assigning tasks, ensuring coordination between different teams, ensuring their safety and monitoring their performance.
      • Training new hires, managing scheduling and work conflicts, monitoring safety, and promoting internal communication to create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

      Top Candidates Will Have:

      • Degree or equivalent work experience in a logistic setting

      What Skills you will have:


      Analytical Thinking:
      • Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
      • Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
      • Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
      • Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

      Planning and Organizing:
      • Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
      • Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
      • Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
      • Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
      • Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

      Process Improvement:
      • Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
      • Identifies process problems that limit performance.
      • Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
      • Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
      • Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.

      Talent Management:
      • Delegates tasks to the right people in managing a program or a group of people.
      • Explains processes on hiring, leading, motivating, evaluating, developing and rewarding people.
      • Coordinates work schedules and workloads for employees.
      • Transforms resistance into support and turns poor performers into team players.
      • Applies standard procedures and policies in the operation of talent management.

      Manufacturing Safety:
      • Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
      • Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
      • Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
      • Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.
      • Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.
      • Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.

      Additional Information:

      The primary location for this position is Decatur, IL

      Domestic relocation assistance is not available

      Travel will be up to 5%

      Sponsorship is not available

      Summary Pay Range:

      $79,800.00 - $119,760.00

      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:

      Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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

      * These benefits also apply to part-time employees

      Posting Dates:

      May 22, 2025 - June 1, 2025

      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.

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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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