General Scheduling Coordinator

Caterpillar Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a General Scheduling Coordinator to plan and coordinate production schedules and materials.

The role focuses on ensuring on-time delivery of components and maintaining accurate bill of materials while collaborating with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams. The position sits onsite in Fort Worth five days a week, with no relocation or sponsorship offers.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy in planning and data handling.
• Ability to gather and analyze data from multiple stakeholders.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional coordination.
• Knowledge of forecasting to estimate production needs and capacity.
• Strong planning and organizational skills for scheduling workloads.
• Proactive problem-solving to resolve scheduling or process issues.
• Experience with production scheduling and control processes in manufacturing.
• Understanding of supply chain management principles and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and troubleshoot planned production scheduling problems.
• Review order releases, actions, and follow-up; maintain BOM data.
• Ensure timely delivery of component materials to support production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reflect customer and business needs; release work orders to shop.

Skills

Accuracy & Detail

Data Analysis

Effective Communications

Forecasting

Planning & Organizing

Problem Solving

Production Scheduling

Supply Chain Mgmt

Job description

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.

Career Area

Supply Chain and Logistics

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.

About SPM Oil & Gas

SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.

About The Role

The General Scheduling Coordinator schedules work for production and coordinates the necessary inventory to support the work scheduled.

Additional Details

• This role will sit onsite in Fort Worth, Texas 5 days a week
• This role does not offer relocation
• This role does not offer sponsorship

What Will You Do

• 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

What Skills Will You Have

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• 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.
• 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.
• Forecasting: Knowledge of forecasting tools, approaches and practices; ability to determine product demand and estimate production requirements and loads.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Summary Pay Range

$28.70 - $43.10

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

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

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.