Career Area:Supply Chain and Logistics
Job Description:Job Summary:As a
Manager, Distribution (Night Shift) at Caterpillar, you will supervise and provide leadership to Warehouse Associates and Team Leads assigned to a designated area.
Additional Info:
- Location: Lafayette, IN (United States).
- 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 6 months. This position is included in the upcoming move.
- Work Schedule: Night Shift (Monday - Wednesday 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM Eastern Time)
- Required Travel: Up to 10% (Domestic)
- U.S Work Authorization Sponsorship Offered: No
- Relocation Assistance Offered: No
What You Will Do: - Determine priorities of daily workload for value stream
- Determine overtime needs, determine priorities when resources are insufficient, and decide when disciplinary action is necessary
- Manage employee hours through appropriate time keeping system
- Ensure production meets safety, quality, velocity, and cost standards
- Ensure necessary parts and materials are ordered and distributed in a timely and efficient manner
- Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency
- Work to improve processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value added activities
- Ensure preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule
- Implement various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification, etc
- Monitor and improvs safety in the warehouse; eliminating any unsafe operations and ensuring a safe and clean warehouse environment
- Evaluate, assess, and identify training needs of the workforce
- Ensure training and effective utilization of work force
- Must be able to work overtime as required
- Perform the following Caterpillar Production System (CPS)-related duties:
- Resource allocation to meet requirements
- Trains and models the CPS Guiding Principles
- Deploys process improvement dialogues
- Deploys Root Cause Corrective Action on issues that arise and drive continuous improvement
- Reports section status and monitors and audits related metrics
- Leads efforts to develop and deploy standard work for each work area
What You Have (Basic Requirements): - Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
- Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):- College or university degree, in lieu of degree 2+ years of warehouse operations experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience
- Familiarity with CPS (Caterpillar Production System) and PQVC (People, Quality, Velocity, Cost) metrics
What You Will Get:This is Caterpillar - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about
The Caterpillar Experience and why
It's More Than a Job, it's a Career at Caterpillar.
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Product Support & Logistics Division (PSLD)Summary Pay Range:$72,360.00 - $108,540.00
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
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:October 29, 2026 - November 12, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
