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.
About EPD
Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
Job Summary
Join a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment where you’ll play a key role in optimizing production schedules and driving operational excellence. This position is responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting scheduling challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring on-time delivery to meet customer and business goals. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong analytical and communication skills who thrives on balancing priorities and improving efficiency.
What You Will Do:
Analyze and troubleshoot production scheduling issues to support efficient manufacturing operations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, logistics, program management, engineering, and finance, to resolve product-related challenges and align with customer and business requirements.
Develop and manage complex production schedules, considering workflow, inventory levels, capacity constraints, and product quality to ensure operational excellence.
Monitor delivery timelines and capacity availability to meet production targets.
Conduct scenario planning and “what-if” analyses to support proactive decision-making.
Participate in weekly Global Solutions Timeline meetings to drive alignment, contribute to solution development, and support key decisions.
Operate as an individual contributor within the EPD Global Solutions Supply Chain Team.
Degree Requirement
4-Year Degree or equivalent/relevant experience is preferred
What You Will Have
Process Management: Working knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
Employs process flows, cycle time, process time and waste concepts as appropriate.
Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.
Creates process flow or work flow diagrams.
Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.
Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.
What Will Put You Ahead
Experience scheduling in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment
Proven ability to communicate effectively across multiple functions and stakeholders
Strong prioritization skills and adaptability to shifting customer requirements
Proficiency in SAP (intermediate to expert level)
Experience supporting Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and scenario planning
Additional Information
This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
Travel up to 10% is possible.
Relocation is NOT available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.
At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Summary Pay Range:
$95,640.00 - $143,520.00
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.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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
Posting Dates:
November 5, 2025 - November 12, 2025
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.
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