Manager Production Scheduling
Manager Production Scheduling
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ManufacturingJob 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.
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.
Planning: Tactical Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term) tactical 12
years) and strategic 35 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Level Extensive Experience:
Develops refines and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.
Provides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan development.
Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.
Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmentallevel plans.
Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals technical and business objectives.
Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.
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 Extensive Experience:
Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problemsolving effort.
Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
Uses varying problemsolving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
Contributes to standard practices for problemsolving approaches tools and processes.
Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
Develops successful resolutions to critical or wideimpact problems.
Forecasting: Knowledge of forecasting tools approaches and practices; ability to determine product demand and estimate production
requirements and loads.
Level Extensive Experience:
Monitors effectiveness of sales and production forecasting systems; adjusts as necessary.
Advises others in the selection and implementation of demand forecasting and management software.
Trains others on implementing approaches for creating annual and longterm demand forecasts.
Integrates input from diverse sources to produce demand forecasts for multiple products or regions.
Selects appropriate forecasting techniques for each product line and plant.
Teaches others about the use and impact of historical data in forecasting.
Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements
planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.
Level Extensive Experience:
Monitors total plant production scheduling visavis orders.
Evaluates considerations for synchronizing demand for products with production capabilities.
Participates in sequencing work to meet targeted delivery dates for multiple and critical orders.
Participates in setting parameters for reorders min/max levels lead days and job days.
Coordinates capacity and materials planning for net demand within a planning period.
Adjusts plans based on sales forecasts custom orders and demanddriven orders.
Production Scheduling and Control: Knowledge of procedures and tools for scheduling and controlling production runs; ability to utilize
knowledge of daily manufacturing processes to assure quality deliverables.
Level Extensive Experience:
Manages the job cycle to ensure completion of jobs according to agreedupon schedules.
Communicates with customers and sales staff on scheduled and unscheduled production work.
Resolves critical or costly workflow problem areas and recommends improvements.
Schedules and oversees all production runs for a specific plant or assembly line.
Produces master schedules for overall plant activities; shows all dependencies and contingencies.
Oversees production acceptance testing and associated performance measures.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive
and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:
Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Communicates well downward upward and outward.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
Posting Dates:
April 24 2025 April 30 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
