Team Lead 2nd Shift

Caterpillar Inc.•Lafayette, IN

3d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Product Support and Logistics Division is hiring a Team Lead to assist the manager with leading team members and overseeing daily operations in a warehouse or distribution facility. The role coordinates and delegates workflow, modifies priorities, gathers metrics, generates reports, oversees work across multiple job classifications, and promotes cooperative team relationships. The position also performs warehousing functions as needed. This is a second-shift role, 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, based at Caterpillar’s Lafayette, Indiana facility. The posting notes that many PSLD Lafayette positions are scheduled to move to the Lebanon, Indiana facility over the next two months. Relocation assistance is not offered. Candidates must be able to read, write, and conduct business in English, and must be able to work overtime when required. The role involves operating warehouse equipment and handling materials, while leading team meetings, customer-related logistics improvements, expedited shipment coordination, inventory-zone management, problem-solving events, training, and continuous improvement. The Team Lead tracks quality metrics and works toward Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost goals while enforcing safety policies. The position has substantial physical demands, including lifting, pushing and pulling, climbing, walking, bending, and standing for extended periods, sometimes at heights and in changing temperatures or noisy conditions. Starting wage is $23.80 per hour, with a stated summary pay range of $23.80–$29.70 per hour and an additional night-shift premium for off shifts. Overtime is paid at time and a half and may be mandatory. A potential monthly attendance bonus of $200 is also mentioned. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage beginning on day one, a 6% company 401(k) match, performance-based annual increases and bonus potential, paid time off and holidays, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance after one year, and opportunities for training and career growth. Candidates must pass background and drug screening and receive clearance through a post-offer medical questionnaire.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and conduct business in English.
Ability to work overtime when required; some overtime may be mandatory.
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds individually or up to 70 pounds as a team lift.
Ability to push or pull product weighing up to 50 pounds for 10–15-minute intervals.
Ability to work at heights of up to 30 feet from the floor.
Ability to climb on and off order pickers, reach trucks, and/or sit-down forklifts multiple times per day.
Ability to walk, squat, and bend for 15–30-minute intervals, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to stand for up to 8 or more hours per day on a concrete floor, with or without limited movement.
Ability to climb up and down ladders of 6 feet with handrails.
Ability to work in frequently changing temperatures and in noise levels averaging up to 85 dB per 8 hours.
Knowledge or ability to perform basic warehousing activities, maintain item and inventory management records, and use real-time inventory software.
Ability to communicate effectively, receive direction, share ideas and job-related needs, stay focused on the topic, and lead process-improvement dialogue as needed.
Ability to apply coaching, provide constructive feedback, and offer suggestions for performance or process improvement.
Must pass the required pre-employment background screening and drug screening and receive clearance from the post-offer medical questionnaire.

Responsibilities

Assist the manager in leading team members, coordinating and delegating workflow, and overseeing daily area operations.
Promote cooperative team relationships, establish and modify priorities, gather metrics, and generate reports.
Oversee work across multiple job classifications and perform warehouse functions as needed.
Operate sit-down forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and overhead hoists.
Unload, sort, put away, pick, pack, and ship parts, materials, and supplies.
Lead multifunctional team meetings to track performance, drive results, guide daily priorities, and manage change.
Interface with customers and relay the voice of the customer to the logistics team to improve processes.
Lead investigations into customer-reported defects, including those reported by internal logistics customers.
Coordinate with logistics teams and external carriers to arrange expedited shipments.
Manage inventory zones by targeting aged inventory, leading reconciliation, and investigating root causes.
Lead problem-solving events to drive continuous improvement and maintain the training matrix to support team flexibility.
Track quality metrics and meet Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost goals.
Demonstrate safety excellence and enforce safety policies and procedures.
Conduct daily equipment maintenance, maintain safety logs, inspect the work environment, and use required or recommended personal protective equipment.
Direct, lead, and perform basic warehousing activities; maintain item and inventory records; help minimize bottlenecks and delays; and train or assist with real-time inventory software.
Coach team members by observing skill practice, providing constructive feedback, suggesting performance or process improvements, and creating opportunities to practice skills.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits starting on day one.
6% company match for 401(k).
Annual increases based on performance evaluation.
Annual bonus potential based on personal and company performance; incentive bonus.
Potential monthly attendance bonus of $200.
Overtime paid at time and a half.
Vacation and paid time off, including paid holidays and volunteer time.
Employee assistance program, including financial advice and personal and group therapy.
College tuition assistance after one year of employment; tuition reimbursement.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Health lifestyle programs.
Voluntary benefits and employee discounts.
Disability benefits.
Life insurance.
Parental leave and adoption benefits.
Career development, training, and opportunities for upward movement within Caterpillar.
Safety-focused workplace.