Manager, Logistics; 3rd Shift

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

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At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bright and driven individuals, we wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today. Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work that matters. We want you to help us enable customer success, make progress possible around the world and help our communities grow and thrive.

We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as a Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift) in Champaign, IL.

We're committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We're exploring new ideas and opportunities – innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth.

As the Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift), you will lead all warehouse and automation operations during 3rd Shift at the Midwest Logistics Center (MWLC) in Champaign, IL. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted material flow across inbound, storage, order fulfillment, and outbound processes while maximizing the performance of Auto Store automation, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), and supporting warehouse execution systems.

The Manager, Logistics provides leadership to front-line supervisors and hourly employees, drives operational excellence, develops talent, and delivers results in safety, quality, productivity, and customer service.

• Location:
  
  Champaign, IL (United States)
• Shift: 3rd Shift (Monday through Friday 10:30 PM - 6:30 AM Central Time)
• Relocation Offered:
  None
• U.S. Work Authorization Assistance Offered:
  None

• Champion a zero-injury culture through visible leadership, accountability, engagement, and compliance.
• Ensure safe operation of automated systems, AMRs, material handling equipment, and warehouse processes.
• Conduct safety observations, incident investigations, and corrective action follow-up.
• Partner with EHS to identify and eliminate operational risks.
• Lead all 3rd shift warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, Auto Store replenishment, order fulfillment, kitting, and outbound support.
• Execute staffing and production plans to achieve throughput, service, inventory accuracy, backlog reduction, and schedule attainment goals.
• Monitor operational and automation performance metrics and drive issue resolution.
• Lead shift startup meetings, performance reviews, and shift handoff processes.
• Provide operational oversight of Auto Store, AMRs, robotic systems, and other automation technologies.
• Partner with Automation, Maintenance, and IT teams to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient system performance.
• Escalate and resolve automation issues impacting material flow, productivity, or customer service.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase automation reliability, throughput, and efficiency.
• Ensure effective end-to-end material flow across receiving, storage, picking, kitting, packaging, and shipping operations.
• Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks and coordinate recovery plans during disruptions or volume surges.
• Prioritize critical customer orders and hot-part requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop Section Managers, Team Leads, and hourly employees.
• Build organizational capability through training, mentoring, succession planning, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Apply CPS, Lean principles, and root cause analysis to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational…