Logistics Engineer-Electric Power

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Through four brands - Cat MWM FG Wilson and Tangent Energy Solutions the Electric Power Division (EPD) provides distributed power generation products and solutions that help our customers build a better more sustainable world. With the energy transition EPD is also at the forefront of Caterpillars efforts to help customers keep their energy costs low meet their environmental social and corporate governance (ESG) goals and ensure reliable sustainable power solutions. Even when power is not readily available today our products and solutions are making reliable power a global reality.

Role Definition
Implements and continuously improves all logistics processes to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering manufacturing and supply chain teams to define critical parameters and develop implement and sustain logistics process controls and continuous improvement plans.

• Establish maintain and enforce internal logistics process engineering standards tools and best practices across existing and new operations.

• Analyze logistics workflows and material flow processes perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to resolve process inefficiencies and constraints.

• Lead material flow and consolidation planning including ongoing execution to optimize space utilization capacity and transportation efficiency.

• Define and execute short and longterm strategies to address capacity constraints such as load consolidation offsite inventory management and establishment of ASRS inventory min/max levels.

• Support and execute capital purchases required to implement approved logistics and process improvement solutions.

• Utilize and integrate the local Warehouse Management System (WMS) into overall facility layout and material flow design.

• Own and execute Plan for Every Part (PFEP) ensuring alignment with material presentation storage and replenishment strategies.

• Develop and manage returnable packaging programs (corporate and supplier) supplier packaging standards shipment quantities and transportation requirements.

• Define and document material presentation standards including yard layouts floor presentation racking configurations labeling kitting Kanban systems and storage requirements.

• Create maintain and document facility layouts and proposed changes using AutoCAD.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

What You Will Have:
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.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.

• Identifies obtains and organizes relevant data and ideas.

• Participates in documenting data ideas players stakeholders and processes.

• Recognizes clarifies and prioritizes concerns.

• Assists in assessing risks benefits and consideration of alternatives.

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.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Seeks help to modify priorities as new information surfaces or conditions change.

• Demonstrates the ability to estimate the time and resources required to complete tasks.

• Identifies own key assignments schedules and process steps.

• Applies the concept of critical path in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.

• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand monitor update control or enhance existing business or work processes.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Interprets process flow diagrams.

• Explains differences between a process and a project.

• Identifies process management initiatives in own area.

• Describes key business processes in own area.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.

• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

• This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

• Travel: Please note that this role requires the incumbent to travel to Caterpillars Alpharetta GA facility anywhere from weekly to bi-weekly.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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