Service Technician (Marine)

Caterpillar Inc.•Miramar, FL

3d•$81,370 - $122,060•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Service Technician (Marine) within the MaK Americas workshop team, focusing on medium-speed engines. The employee will provide technical service in the workshop on components like cylinder heads, injection equipment, and turbochargers. Responsibilities include analyzing, troubleshooting, and collaborating with departments to resolve component-related issues. The position is part of Caterpillar's commitment to building a better world through innovation and sustainability, specifically within the Medium-Speed Engines division.

Requirements

Mechanical/Machinery: Knowledge of machines and tools; ability to use knowledge of machinery or mechanical objects including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
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.
Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Knowledge of total productive maintenance principles, methods, and processes; ability to maximize machinery effectiveness through active involvement of all supporting departments.
Minimum 2 - 4 years’ service experience at large Diesel-, Gas or DF-Engines.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Teams, Excel, Word, etc.).
Be at least 21 years of age and have a clean driving record, which generally means: No more than (2) moving violations within the last 12 months. No more than three (3) moving violations in the past three (3) years.

Nice To Haves

Degree in related field or industrial or engine mechanic or mechatronics or many years of professional experience
Caterpillar Motoren / MaK or comparable engines, product and service knowledge/experience
Willingness to familiarize yourself with new technologies and ongoing training
Confident handling of drawings and BOM
Strong awareness of quality and safety
Safe handling of measuring equipment and tools
Nondestructive testing experience (Dye penetrant and MPI) or willing to learn
Good internal verbal and written communication
Willingness to travel

Responsibilities

Repair, overhaul, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, analysis, and documentation of all components of the REParts program, used engines and parts, and customer-delivered orders, with a focus on cylinder heads, injection equipment, and turbochargers.
Assembly, analysis, processing, and documentation of new components such as cylinder heads, connecting rods, and injection nozzles.
Assembly and conversion work on diesel, dual fuel, and gas engines within the ESG upgrade solution matrix.
Coordinating daily work on the shop floor.
Training other colleagues in safety and quality.
Packaging, preservation, and transportation of finished components.
Performing material tests by NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) if necessary.
Participating in continuous service-related training to expand and develop existing know-how.
Performing on-board service operations on a small scale.
Supporting field service engineers.
Participating in 6Sigma projects.