Stores Controller Logistics Gritz Technician- 1st Shift

Caterpillar • Lafayette, IN

300d • $22 - $29

About The Position

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. The Large Power Systems Division in Lafayette, IN currently has an opening for a Stores Controller Logistics Gritz Technician. In this role you will be responsible for material availability for assembly consumption. One of the primary areas of focus for the logistics technician will be ordering parts for the Caterpillar genset assembly operation located at Girtz Industries in Monticello, Indiana. The logistics technician will also be responsible for parts labels, maintaining inventory accuracy, and computer system input of orders and interplant material movement. The Logistics Technician is responsible for communicating any potential material shortages to procurement and assembly operations as well as investigating root cause and initiating actions to acquire short material in order to avoid production impact to the business.

Requirements

• Must have at least 2 years of stand-up fork truck experience
• Must have good written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated, safety-conscious individual capable of working independently

Nice To Haves

• Be flexible to work overtime as needed to support production demands
• Possess and show strong interpersonal skills and apply customer-based focus

Responsibilities

• Ordering parts for assembly operations
• General stores management
• Moving material to the assembly line via stand-up fork truck
• Maintaining inventory accuracy on production parts
• Conducting ad hoc counts and managing count cards
• Tracking parts in transit and ensuring timely delivery
• Executing movement of prime product in MESA system
• Signing off stage in MESA (consume inventory)
• Initiating nonconformance activities on defective parts and procuring replacement material
• Arranging logistics for return of inventory & returnables
• Advising Lonestar / logistics of ESO's needing pickup
• Organizing material storage at Girtz
• Base receipt of material at Girtz location
• Flashing of ECM control groups
• Utilizing computer system to input parts orders and move interplant material

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Incentives/Bonus Opportunities
• Matching 401k, available first day of employment
• 40-hour work weeks with potential for Overtime
• 18 days /144 hours of paid Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid holidays
• Climate controlled work environment
• Clean/safe work environment
• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing