Technical Support Representative
Technical Support Representative
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Job Description
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Product SupportJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.
As a Product Support Tech Rep you will consult & coordinate on Product Problem Management within an assigned territory / industry / product line. Represent Caterpillar to minimize the commercial impact of Customer complaints related to products applications and maintenance requirements. You will monitor overall performance of product coordinate to ensure product is performing to expectation of customer and meeting goals.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for monitoring overall performance of Cat products and meet needs of Customer / Dealer.
- Identify product problems coordinate with dealer / customer / Product Groups to investigate the cause of failure and establish priority for resolution.
- Define product problems in terms of reported / observed symptoms research available data define application and conditions encountered work with dealers and technical team to identify potential root cause and further information needed for solution.
- Respond to Dealers / Customers / Product Group / Commercial team / Site Performance Manager (SPM) regarding product problems.
- Monitor fleets Key Performance Indicators analyze and look for improvement opportunities.
- Conduct Dealer / Customer site visit to provide technical assistance on field problems and follow up for improvement.
- Conduct product problem management meeting with Dealer / Customer and respective product group.
- Provide input to product support operations team for improvements in process and achieve higher service quality.
- Co-ordinate with SPM for driving Mining Equipment Management for total solution to customer and meet Total Cost of Ownership goals.
- Working with Sales Rep Parts team SPM to develop total customer solution that support Site performance and sales & marketing efforts.
Qualifications - Required
- College or University Degree in Mechanical Electrical or Mining Machinery Engineering.
- 7 to 8 years field experience.
- Strong communication interpersonal and coordination skills.
Desired Qualifications:
- Field experiences working on Mining machineries.
Skill Descriptors
Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Level Working Knowledge:
Communicates the importance of customer needs/expectations and commits to resolving them.
Researches and verifies customer needs and expectations.
Solicits customer satisfaction feedback and acts on improvement opportunities.
Helps link organizational objectives to customer needs and expectations.
Meets regularly with customers to understand their wants needs and expectations.
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Provides a quality of service that customers describe as excellent.
Resolves common customer problems.
Responds to unexpected customer requests with a sense of urgency and positive action.
Provides direct service to internal or external customers.
Documents customer complaints in a timely manner.
Consulting: Knowledge of techniques roles and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.
Level Working Knowledge:
Explains the requirements deliverables costs and criticalities of the assignment.
Participates in developing consulting opportunities or assignments.
Uses formal and informal means to keep client informed on progress and issues.
Carries out the agreed-upon consulting assignment in a professional manner.
Documents clients objectives and project scope.
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 Working Knowledge:
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients vendors and peers.
Level Working Knowledge:
Provides prompt and effective responses to client requests and interactions.
Monitors client satisfaction levels on a regular basis.
Alerts own team to problems in client satisfaction.
Differentiates the roles and responsibilities in a business relationship.
Works with clients to address critical issues and resolve major problems.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:
Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence effectively examining implications of events and issues.
Effectively performs the technical job aspects continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products technologies and services.
Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in ones general area of technical competence.
Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan organize monitor and control projects ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Level Basic Understanding:
Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
Describes the key objectives phases and deliverables of a current project.
Explains the concepts of phase activity task and deliverable.
Gives examples of critical paths in projects.
Posting Dates:
July 8 2025 - July 17 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
