Strategic Production Planner - 2nd Shift

Solar Turbines Incorporated; DeSoto (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Health lifestyle programs

Employee assistance program

Discount programs for employees

Career development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Benefits for part-time employees

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Production Scheduler for the 2nd shift. The role focuses on analyzing and resolving production scheduling challenges, releasing work orders, and reporting progress and inventory data. You will collaborate across functions to meet customer and business needs.

Qualified candidates have a degree or equivalent experience and strong planning, forecasting, and communication skills to support global manufacturing operations and daily production flows.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Data gathering & analysis skills to collect and synthesize information from multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of global markets and cross-border business considerations.
• Ability to plan across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex information clearly.
• Problem-solving approaches for operational or process challenges.
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration to align goals.
• Knowledge of forecasting methods and production load estimation.
• Experience with scheduling and controlling daily manufacturing runs.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and troubleshooting planned production scheduling problems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to incorporate customer and business requirements. Releasing work orders to the shop.
• Completes status reports, such as production progress, customer information and materials inventory.

Skills

Data gathering & analysis

Global perspective

Planning

Effective communications

Problem solving

Cross-team integration

Forecasting

Production scheduling & control

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Production Scheduler for the 2nd shift. The role focuses on analyzing and resolving production scheduling challenges, releasing work orders, and reporting progress and inventory data. You will collaborate across functions to meet customer and business needs.

Qualified candidates have a degree or equivalent experience and strong planning, forecasting, and communication skills to support global manufacturing operations and daily production flows.