Team Lead D1 Shift

Description

As a Team Lead in PSLD, you will support the manager by directing team members, coordinating workflow, and overseeing daily operations across multiple job classifications. The role involves promoting cooperative relationships, setting priorities, gathering metrics, generating reports, and occasionally performing warehousing functions in a Caterpillar distribution facility.

• Operate sit-down forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and overhead hoists.
• Perform warehousing tasks: unload, sort, put away, pick, pack, and ship parts and supplies.
• Lead cross-functional meetings to track performance, set daily priorities, and drive change.
• Coordinate with logistics and external carriers to expedite shipments and resolve aged inventory.
• Conduct problem-solving events, root-cause investigations, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Track and meet safety, quality, velocity, and cost metrics while enforcing safety policies.
• Maintain daily equipment safety logs, conduct inspections, and use required personal protective equipment.
• Direct basic warehouse operations and manage real-time inventory software.
• Provide customer-focused service, address defects, and communicate voice of the customer.
• Coach team members, give constructive feedback, and create skill-practice opportunities.

Requirements

Physical demands include lifting up to 35 lb individually (or 70 lb as a team lift), working at heights of up to 30 ft, and standing on concrete for 8+ hours. You will operate forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and overhead hoists, and you must be comfortable with temperatures that change frequently, noise levels up to 85 dB, and climbing ladders with handrails.

Key competencies include daily equipment safety maintenance, conducting inspections, and using appropriate personal protective equipment. You will lead basic warehousing activities such as receiving, putting away, picking, packing, and shipping, while maintaining accurate inventory records. The role also requires strong customer-service orientation, the ability to coach and give constructive feedback, and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

• Lift up to 35 lb individually (70 lb team lift), work at heights up to 30 ft and stand 8+ hours on concrete.
• Effective verbal and non-verbal communication to share ideas and lead process-improvement dialogue.

Benefits

The position is on the D1 shift from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, located at 475 S. Mt. Zion Road, Lebanon, IN. Employees may earn a $200 monthly attendance bonus; relocation assistance is not provided. Candidates must be fluent in English and able to work overtime when required.

Compensation starts at $27 per hour (potentially up to $31.16) with overtime paid time-and-a-half and a $200 attendance bonus. Benefits begin on day 1 and include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with a 6 % company match, tuition assistance after one year, paid time off, and various employee assistance programs. All hires must clear background, drug, and medical screenings, and candidates are encouraged to monitor their application email for updates.

• Earn $27 hr base pay (potential $31.16), overtime at time-and-a-half, and $200 monthly attendance bonus.
• Receive medical, dental, vision benefits from day 1, 401(k) with 6 % match, tuition assistance after one year, and paid time off.

Training + Development

Interview process

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Security clearance