Career Area:
Operations
Job Description:
**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.
**Job Title: **Business Excellence Support (Logistics) x 2 Salary: Starting at £28,969.63 and rising to £30,450.48 when role objectives are achieved + shift allowance Hours: 37.5 per week
Shifts:
- Day: 6:45am–3:45pm (Mon–Thurs), 6:45am–10:15am (Fri) – 4.5 day week
- Afternoon: 4:30pm–2:30am (Mon–Wed), 4:30pm–2:00am (Thurs) – 4 day week, +20% shift allowance
**Contract: **Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
Location: Desford, Leicestershire
**The Opportunity ** As Business Excellence Support within Logistics you will report to the Logistics Production Manager, this role provides hands‑on administrative and operational support across the logistics team. You’ll play a key role in keeping daily activities running smoothly, ensuring data accuracy, and supporting continuous improvement across the function.
What You Will Do: As Business Excellence Support, your accountabilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Always follow health & safety standards and safe working practices
- Support day‑to‑day logistics activities, helping to keep operations running smoothly
- Maintain and take ownership of systems, trackers and data, ensuring accuracy and consistency
- Work collaboratively with teams across the business to resolve issues and keep work flowing
- Produce and review key metrics, highlighting issues and supporting team performance
- Support and lead small improvement activities or projects
**NB. ** The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
What Skills You Will Have:
- **Data Analysis: **Uses data and trackers to spot issues, identify trends and support improvements to team performance.
- **Teamwork: **Builds effective working relationships across teams to resolve issues quickly and keep operations moving.
- **Ownership: **Takes responsibility for tasks end‑to‑end, ensuring work is accurate, up to date, and delivered on time.
- Problem Solving: Proactively identifies issues, steps in to resolve them, and looks for ways to improve how work is done.
What You May Have:
- **Logistics Process Awareness: **Awareness of how logistics or supply chain teams operate, and how activities link to wider business performance.
- **Continuous Improvement: **Identifies opportunities to improve processes and supporting changes that drive efficiency or quality
- **Systems & Tools: **Comfortable working with systems, spreadsheets or databases to manage, track and report information accurately
Just a quick heads-up: We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so if you’re interested, don’t wait too long! We may close the advert early if we feel we’ve got a strong pool of potentially suitable applicants.
Don’t miss out, get your application in soon!
What You Will Get One Company, Limitless Opportunities
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
Careers at Caterpillar are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more. You can create the career you want. It’s your time and talent, make it count.
Our Sustainability Commitment
Caterpillar has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. It is part of who we are and what we do. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.
Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity to buy additional holiday, bonus, contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%, contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will **match 50% **of the employee's contribution, Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community, optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc
**Travel: **Not required with this role
Posting Dates:
May 2, 2026 - May 19, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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