Master Production Scheduler

## Master Production Scheduler Apply:
Peterborough, United Kingdom:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R
** 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.
*
* Job Title:

** Master Production Scheduler
** Salary:** £41,593 per annum + dependent on experience
** Location**:
Peterborough, UK - Office Based
** Benefits:
*** 25 days annual leave
* Up to 10% Bonus
* Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
* Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
* Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
** About Us - IPSD
** Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.
** The Opportunity
**** Do you enjoy planning ahead, solving problems and working across teams to keep production on track?
** As a
** Production Scheduler**, you’ll manage the forward build plan for a production track, balancing customer demand with manufacturing capacity to make sure engines are planned at the right time. Working across Operations, Demand, Order Management and Supply Chain, you’ll help resolve planning challenges, respond to changing requirements and keep the production plan on track.

This is a
** fast-paced and collaborative role
** where your decisions will have a real impact on our customers and manufacturing operations. You will have the opportunity to improve efficiency and develop a broad understanding of how different areas of the business work together.
** Additional Information
*** This is a 37-hour-per-week role, based on site five days a week.
* You’ll interact with a wide range of teams across the business, so it’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships and working collaboratively to solve day-to-day challenges.
** What You Will Do
*** Review and align build rates in line with the current demand profile; work closely with cross functional teams to agree realistic plans and keep production on track.
* Review demand against agreed capacity and work with Demand and Order Management teams to resolve potential gaps, constraints and changes.
* Smooth production volumes into achievable daily build quantities, considering build rates, capacity, engine mix, production constraints and customer priorities.
* Identify and resolve build-slot and scheduling issues, responding to changes and communicating potential impacts to the relevant teams.
* Review ad-hoc customer orders and requests, assessing the production plan to provide realistic build dates wherever possible.
* Monitor work-in-progress (WIP) engines through the facility and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure movement through production.
** What You Have
**** Effective Communications:
*** Understanding of effective communication tools and approaches; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information,…