Turbocharger Specialist

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, youre 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 dont 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 Caterpillar Medium Speed Engines

For decades, Caterpillar and MaK has been a manufacturer of premium medium-speed marine, oil & gas and electric power engines and generator sets. Worldwide, our engines are in operation for customers who rely on their reliability. The Caterpillar and MaK product line features marine diesel, gas and dual fuel engines used in a wide variety of marine, oil & gas and electric power applications. Caterpillar and MaK offers exceptionally engineered and innovative products, components, and services. The engines also provide unparalleled “anytime, anywhere” product support to ensure confidence and peace of mind for customers by ensuring maximum uptime and productivity. And with our worldwide dealer network with in-house stock of spare parts, we guarantee a fast service and a high availability for our customers. Moreover, our after-sales service offers not only high-quality spare parts, but also a wide range of retrofit options to help our customers make their business more efficient and prepare for a sustainable future.

We are currently seeking a Turbocharger Specialist located in Miramar, Florida. The position provides specialist turbocharger services installed on MaK and Caterpillar Motoren brand medium speed engines installed in Marine, Oil & Gas and Electric Power applications. The selected candidate will provide workshop, field services and technical support to customers for turbochargers installed a range of MaK marine and CM engine products.

What You Will Do:

Performs workshop based hands-on maintenance, servicing, overhauling, repair, and upgrading of Napier and KBB brand turbochargers to Napier and KBB guidelines and specifications.

Performs field services including cartridge and nozzle ring removal and installation, maintenance, servicing, overhauling, repair, upgrading, and performance diagnostics of turbochargers onboard marine vessels, oil & gas, and land-based power plant installations.

Performs precision measurement and calibration of turbocharger parts and components using dial indicators, gauges, micrometers, calipers etc.

Understands Napier and KBB maintenance requirements by operating hours, and service life of rotating components.

Able to perform failure and root cause analysis and damaged components. Able to identify if a turbocharger part or component is damaged, excessively worn and needs to be replaced.

Also required to work as a workshop technician performing service, maintenance, overhauling, and repair of MaK engine components in the workshop, onboard vessels, or at other field service locations. This includes rebuilding cylinder heads, fuel injection pumps, injectors, pistons, liners, connecting rods, water/lube oil pumps.

Ensures that all service tasks and jobs are performed in a safe manner in accordance with Caterpillar EHS requirements.

Ability to travel to job sites.

Prepares professional, well written and detailed service reports and punch lists.

Learns how to perform troubleshooting and diagnosing turbocharger performance issues, breakdowns, failures. Provide accurate advice and guidance to customers.

Learns how to convey issues arising from installation problems to customers in a diplomatic manner.

Learns how to plan and facilitate a service job and to work with no or minimal supervision.

The position requires the ability to manage the completion of work assignments and coordinates work with others.

Degree Requirement: The position typically requires a diploma, maritime qualifications or five years relevant experience in servicing turbochargers. Top Candidates will have turbocharger trainings or certifications.

What You Have – Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences:

Engine & Equipment Maintenance: Knowledge of techniques, procedures, and tools used in the maintenance of engine and equipment maintenance; ability to use this knowledge to identify, resolve and prevent issues and maximize their performance.

Level Expert:

Champions the use of emerging tools and technologies for engine and equipment maintenance activities.

Develops engine and equipment maintenance strategy and schedule based on predictive and prescriptive maintenance methodologies that rely on advanced data analysis.

Establishes internal best practices, guidelines, and procedures for performing engine and equipment maintenance activities.

Leads discussions on the performance and ROI of engine and equipment maintenance processes; introduces necessary interventions to improve the efficiency of these processes.

Monitors industry trends related to engine and equipment maintenance and predict their future implications.

Oversees all engine and equipment maintenance and repair activities and provides technical consultancy on applying emerging tools and technologies for maintenance.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems on MaK engines and turbochargers.

Level Extensive Experience:

Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.

Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.

Monitors performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.

Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.

Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.

Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Standard Operating Procedures: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design, implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.

Level Extensive Experience:

Designs a standard operating procedure, detailing steps and activities, within a department; develops procedures, processes, and controls to implement and execute policy requirements.

Optimizes complex SOPs according to changes in organizational procedures.

Monitors the relationship between SOPs and performance improvement (e.g. quality improvement).

Evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of industry-specific SOPs.

Integrates best practices into the design, implementation and evaluation of organizational SOPs.

Evaluates the causes behind deviations from and modifications to existing SOPs.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Extensive Experience:

Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.

Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.

Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.

Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.

Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.

Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

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 Extensive Experience:

Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.

Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.

Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.

Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.

Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.

Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary. Because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one benefits, including but not limited to:

Competitive salary and annual bonus program

Medical, dental, and vision coverage​

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)​

Company-matched 401(k) plan

Health savings account (HSA)​

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)​

Short and long-term disability coverage​

Life Insurance​

Paid parental leave​

Healthy Lifestyle Programs​

Employee Assistance Programs​

Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

Additional Information

This position is located onsite in Miramar, Florida

Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.

As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers .

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.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Posting Dates:

October 8, 2024 – October 20, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

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