Overhaul Production Planner, 2nd Shift

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

This role supports large body and small body engines as well as RGBs utilizing standard production planning process and procedures. Qualified applicants will be providing after hours support for all product lines.

This is a 2nd shift position

What you will do:

• Schedules work for production and monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle. Coordinate the necessary inventory to support the work scheduled.

• 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, WIP and materials inventory.

What you will have:

1+ years experience in production systems (ERP, excel, MS applications) in a manufacturing or remanufacturing environment, preferably turbo machinery.

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 Working Knowledge: 
•    Follows proper data gathering and analysis processes and policies.
•    Reports problems that arise in the data collection process.
•    Participates in gathering and analyzing an organization's data based on requirements.
•    Documents data from various sources and in various formats.
•    Utilizes basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques.

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Explains basic policies and procedures governing global business conduct.
•    Identifies regions and countries relevant to organization's business.
•    Research, with guidance, information on country- or region-specific activities.
•    Describes several issues or considerations for conducting business in another country.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (1-3 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Contributes to short-term operational plans.
•    Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.
•    Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.
•    Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.
•    Under guidance, develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility.

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 Working Knowledge: 
•    Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
•    Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
•    Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
•    Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
•    Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

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.

Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business resu