General Scheduling Coordinator

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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.

Role Definition

Schedules work for production and coordinate the necessary inventory to support the work scheduled.

Responsibilities

Analyzing and troubleshooting planned production scheduling problems.
Reviewing and acting on order release action and follow up. Developing and maintaining bill of materials and associated data.
Ensuring timely delivery of component materials needed to support production requirements.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to incorporate customer and business requirements. Releasing work orders to the shop.

Degree Requirement
No

Skill Descriptors
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools techniques and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion goal or judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.

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 Basic Understanding:
Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
Explains the importance of effective business communication.
Speaks/writes using correct language mechanics and gestures.

Forecasting: Knowledge of forecasting tools approaches and practices; ability to determine product demand and estimate production requirements and loads.
Level Basic Understanding:
Identifies common forecasting tools and techniques.
Describes the roles and responsibilities of demand forecasting staff.
Explains sources of information for forecasting demand.
Names several forecasting indexes or measurements.

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 Basic Understanding:
Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

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 Basic Understanding:
Describes key aspects of production control.
Identifies types of problems that can affect production schedules.
Lists major activities performed by production control staff.
Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.

Supply Chain Management - MFG: Knowledge of functions principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use strategies practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes.
Level Basic Understanding:
Locates and interprets walk-throughs of the consumption stream and associated provision stream.
Identifies goals and objectives of effective supply chain management.
Describes major areas associated with supply chain management.
Cites multiple examples of waste high costs and inefficiencies associated with supply chains.

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