Packaging Manager

Caterpillar Inc.•Morton, IL

2d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

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. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers. Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities, technology and operational excellence. The Packaging Manager manages a team of packaging engineers who design packaging material for manufacturing organizations.

Requirements

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.
Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
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.
Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.
Packaging: Knowledge of packaging tools, approaches and practices; ability to package products and components safely and attractively.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in engineering or supply chain
Prior experience in Packaging, Transportation, Supply Chain, or Operations
Experience leading research and development of new packaging technology and material
Experience developing and deploying creative / original solutions to complex problems either personally or through direct reports
Experience working and communicating with a variety of clients and suppliers
Certifications: APICS, CSCMP, etc.
Lean and 6 Sigma Black Belt
Manufacturing Engineering, Logistic Management, Product Group / Management Experience, New Product Introduction (NPI/NSI)

Responsibilities

Managing a team of packaging engineers who develop returnable and expendable packaging solutions for strategic, innovative, sometimes complex, and network-wide projects and processes.
Lead or support team in solving complex technical problems, work with cross-functional team to develop process and tools, as well as mentor, coach and share packaging design and processes to global and regional team members for replication and/or improvement.
Help design and follow global packaging processes and promote packaging technology systems to regional packaging and customer groups.
Report and upload data/information to enterprise packaging system.
Prioritize the workload of global resources in support of domestic onsite engineers.
Communicate to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units as they support global teams to develop packaging documentation.