Field Installation Representative (Gas Turbines)

Career Area: Product Support 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. Ro l e D e fin i t i on P lan and e x e cu t e the r e mo v al, mo d if i c ati o n , r e w o r k, a n d instal l ati o n o f pa c kage c o n tr o l s and packa g e s y st e m s t o upg ra d e i ndu strial gas tur b i n e p ackages t o c u s t o m er s p ecificat i o n s and sc h ed u le req u ire m ents.

A pp lies kn o wled g e in related tur b o - m ac h i n e r y f i elds, c o n f o r m s to all EH S S ( Envir o n m en t , Health, Safe t y & Secur i t y ), qu al i t y , ele c t rica l , and Solar s t a nd ar d s d u ri n g per f o r m a n ce o f d u t i es. Respon s i b ili t i e s

• Use w o rk pe r m it p r o g r a m und ers t a nd i n g and c o m p li a n ce t o e x e cu t e j o b r e s p o n s i b ilities. P a r tici p ate in g eneral saf e ty m e e ti ng s / b r iefi ng s and su b m it saf e ty s ugg es t i o n s ide n tified as a pp r o p ri a t e .
• P la n , e x e cu t e, a n d /o r assist in the r e mo v al o f o b s o l e t e m a t erial inc lud i n g c o n tr o l s y st e m , inte r - c o nn e c t wiri ng , packa g e s y s t e m c o m p o n e n ts, c o ld l oo p c h e ck s pr i o r to d e m o b ili z i n g and c o ndu it / c a b le t r a y & tu b i n g p er p r o j ect s p ecificat i o n s.
• I n stall a nd / o r assi s t in t h e p lace m ent o f t h e n e w c o n t r o l c o n s o l e. P la n , d e v e l o p , a n d e x e cu t e t h e la y o u t f o r all new pa c kage s y s te m c o m p o n e n ts, r ep l ac e m ent a n d /o r m o d if i cat i o n o f all c o n du it / ca b le tray & tu b i n g n ec e ssa r y t o a cc omm o d ate t h e n e w c o n t r o ls, c om p o n ents, a n d pa c kage s y s t e m s p er d esign specif i cat i o n s.
• Re w ire packa g e j un ct i o n b o x( s ), n e w c o m p o n en t s, a n d packa g e i n t e r - c o nn ect w i ri n g per e ng i n e e ri n g specif i cat i o n s.
• P r o v i d e l eaders h ip and c u s t o m er su p p o rt o n p r o je c ts o f l o w e r c om p l e x i t y and s u pp o rt t ech n ical & a d m i n istrat i v e de v el o p m e n t o f less e x p er i enced f i eld t ech n icia n s. Sk il l D e sc r i p t o r s S e r v i c e E x c e ll e n c e : Kn o wl e dg e o f cust om er s e r v i c e c on cepts a n d t ech n i qu es; ab i lity t o m e et o r e x c e e d c u s t o m er n e e d s and e xpect a ti o n s a n d pro v i d e e x cellent s e r v ice in a d irect o r i nd ir e ct m a n n er. Lev e l W o r k i n g K n o wl ed g e :
• P r o v i d es a qu al i ty o f s e r v i c e that cus t o m ers d e scri b e as e x c ellent.
• Res o l v e s c o mm o n c u s t o m e r p r o b l e m s.
• Resp o nd s to u n e x p e c t e d c u st o m er r eq u es t s w ith a s e n se o f ur g ency and p o sit i v e ac t i o n .
• P r o v i d es di r ect s e r v ice t o i n t e r n al o r e x t e r n al cu s t om ers.
• Do c u m e n ts cu s t o m er c o mp la in ts in a t i m e l y m a nn er. I n i t i a t i v e : Bei n g pr o act i v e a n d c o mm i t t i n g t o a c ti o n o n s e l f -i d entified j o b r esp o n si b ilities a n d c h al l en g e s; a b ility t o se e k o u t w o rk and the dr i v e t o ac c o m p lish g o a l s. Lev e l W o r k i n g K n o wl ed g e :
• I d entifies a n d e xp l o i t s o wn str e ng ths; m i n i m i z es l i m it a ti o n s.
• P r o v i d es ap p r o p ri a t e d egr e es o f at t ent i o n t o b o th pe r s o n al a n d p r o fess i o n al p ri o rities.
• Expla in s h o w o wn m o ti v a t i o n r e l a t e s to t h e wo r kp l ac e .
• Utili z es a v ai l a b le to o ls o r a pp r o ac h es f o r i n c r easi n g kn o wled g e o f s e l f - m o ti v a ti on .
• L ear n s and u s es r e s o u r c es the o r g a n i z at i o n has to as s ess a n d e nh a n c e t eam m o t iva t i o n . P r ob l e m S ol vi n g : Kn o wle d g e o f a pp r o ac h e s, to o ls, te ch n i qu es f o r r e c o gn i z i ng , antici p ati ng , and r e s o lving o r g a n i z ati o n al, o p e r ati o n al o r p r o c e ss pr o b l e m s; ab i li t y t o ap p ly k no wled g e o f p r o b l e m s o lving ap p r o p ri a t e l y t o d iv e rse situat i o n s. Lev e l W o r k i n g K n o wl ed g e :
• I d entifies a n d d o cu m ents s p ecific pro b l e m s and r e s o l u ti o n al t ern a ti v es.
• Exa m i n es a specif i c p r o b l e m and u nd ers t a nd s t h e p e r specti v e o f e ach in v o l v ed s tak e h o l d er.
• D e v e l o p s al t ern a ti v e t ech n i qu es f o r asse s si n g ac c u ra c y and r e l e v a n ce o f i n f o r m at i o n .
• H el p s t o ana l y z e risks and b enefits o f al t ern a t i v e a pp r o ac h es and o b t ain decis i o n o n r e s o l u t i o n .
• Uses fa c t -fi nd i n g t ech n i qu e s and di agn o stic t oo ls t o i d entify p r o b l e m s. T e c hni c a l Ex c el l en c e : K n o wled g e o f a g i v en t e ch n o l o g y and v ar i o u s ap p lic a ti o n m e t h o d s; ab i lity t o d e v e l o p and p r ov i d e s o l u t i o n s to sig n if i c a n t t e ch n ical c h al l en g es. Lev e l W o r k i n g K n o wl ed g e :
• P r o v i d es e ff e cti v e t ech n ical s o l u t i o n s t o r o u ti n e fu n ct i o n al ch a llen g e s v ia s o un d t ech n ical c om p e t en c e, effe c t i v e l y e x a m i n i n g i m p l i cati o n s o f e v ents a n d i ssu e s.
• Effec t i v e l y per f o r m s t h e te ch n ical j o b as p ec t s , c o n ti n u o u sly bu il d i n g k no wled g e a n d k e e p i n g u p -t o - d a te o n t e ch n ical and p r o ced u ral j o b c o m p o n e n ts.
• A pp lies t e ch n ical o p er a ti n g and proj e ct s tan d ar d s ba s ed o n a ch i e v i n g e x c ellence in deliv e r ed p r o du c t s, t e ch n o l o g ies a n d s e r v ices.
• A pp lies cu r rent p r o ced u r es and t ech n o l o g i e s t o help r es o l v e t e ch n ical issues in on e's ge n eral a r ea o f t e ch n ical c o m p e t ence.
• H el p s o t h ers s o l v e t ech n ic a l o r p r o ced u ral p r o b l e m s o r issues. P o w e r G ene r a t i on : Kn o wl e dg e o f w o r ki n g pr in ci p les, m e t h o d s, eq u i p m ent and p r o ce s ses o f p o w er g en e rat i o n ; a b ility t o ap p ly t h e kn o wl e dg e a pp r o p ri a t e l y within t h e po w e r su pp ly s e c t o r. Lev e l B a s i c Un de r st and i n g :
• Expla in s t h e r o l e s and r e s p o n si b ilities o f p o w er g ene r ati o n within t h e e le c tric p o w e r i ndu st r y .
• I d entifies t h e fe a tures and p r o p erti e s o f t h e p o w e r g e n erati o n se c t o r.
• D es c ri b es t h e w o rki n g pr i n ci p les o f t u r b i n es a n d p o w er g ener a t o rs.
• Do c u m e n ts re l e v a n t la w s a n d r e gu lati o n s within t h e p o w er g ener a ti o n se c t o r. S a f e ty ( O i l a n d G a s ) : K n o w le dg e o f pro c ed u res, p r a ct i ce s , c o n si d er a ti o n s and r e g u lat o ry r e qu ir e m en t s f o r t h e saf e ty a n d prot e c ti o n o f w o rke r s, c o mm un i t y , en v i r o nm ent a n d c o m p a n y a s se t s ; ab i li t y to ide n tify and r esp o n d a c c o r d i ng ly to w o r k -rela t ed h az ar d s. Lev e l W o r k i n g K n o wl ed g e :
• D es c ri b es o wn e x p er i ence w o rki n g with sa f e t y pract i c es a n d e qu i pm ent.
• D isc u ss e s pr o ced u res f o r ide n tif y i n g and r e p o rti n g sa f e t y v i o lat i o n s and ac c i d en t s.
• Relat e s inc id ents w ith p r o d u c t -specif i c h a z ar d s a n d a s s o cia t ed first aid r e s p o n se.
• I d entifies trai n i n g and d o c u m ent a ti o n o n sa f e t y and i n j u ry p r e v ent i o n pr o ced u re s .
• I d entifies p er s o n al p r o t e ct i v e eq u i p m ent r e qu ired o r r eco m m en d ed f o r m a nu fa ct u ri n g s t aff. Oil a n d G a s E qu i p me n t: K n o wled g e o f v ar i o u s t y p e s of e qu i p m ent used in the o il a n d gas i ndu stry and t h e s y st e m s a n d proce s s es i n vo l v ed in t h e e x p l o rat i o n , pro du c ti o n , and r e fi n i n g o f o il and ga s ; ab i lity t o o p er a t e , m ai n t ai n , tr o ub les h o o t, a n d r e p air equ i p m ent used in the o il a n d gas i ndu str y . Lev e l B a s i c Un de r st and i n g :
• D e mo n s trat e s an u nd ers t a nd i n g o f bas i c p ri n ci p les o f pu m p s, c om p r es s o rs, and o ther eq u i p m e n t u sed in t h e o il and gas i ndu st r y .
• U nd ers t a nd s t h e p u r p o se a n d fu n cti o n o f c o m m o n o il a n d gas eq u i p m e n t, such a s s e p ara t o rs, heat e x ch ang ers, a n d v a l v es.
• D es c ri b es c o m m o n t y p es o f o il and gas e qu i pm ent a n d e xp l ai n s t h eir bas i c o p er a ti o n .
• Expla in s basic p r i n ci p les o f h y d ra u lic a n d p n eu m a tic s y st e m s used in o il a n d gas e qu i p m ent. Tr oub l e s hoo t i n g T e c hni c a l P r ob l e m s: Kn o wled g e o f t r o ub lesh o o ti n g ap p r o ac h es, t o o ls a n d t e ch n i qu e s ; ab i l i ty t o a n tici p at e , d e t e ct a n d r es o l v e t e ch n ical p r o b l e m s in a m a nu factur in g e n v iro n m e n t. Lev e l B a s i c Un de r st and i n g :
• Expla in s w h e r e t o l o ca t e b a sic help facilit i es a n d tr o ub l esh o o ti n g g u i d es.
• D isc u ss e s basic c o n c epts b eh in d a s y s t e m atic ap p r o a c h t o s o l v i n g t e ch n ical pro b l e m s.
• I d entifies a v ai l a b le r es o u r c es a n d su pp o rt s y st e m s f o r t r o ub les h o o ti ng .
• D es c ri b es p r o b lem ide n tifi c ati o n , r ep o rti n g and es c al a ti o n p r o ced u res. T h i s Jo b Desc r ip t i o n i s i n te nd e d a s a g e n e ra l g u id e t o th e j o b d u t i es f o r t h i s p o s i t i o n a n d i s in t e n d ed f o r t h e pu r po se o f e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e spec i f i c s a l a r y g ra d e. I t i s n o t d e si gn e d t o c o n t a i n o r b e in te r p r eted a s a n ex h a u stive sum m a r y o f a l l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , d u t i es a n d ef f o r t r e q u i r ed o f e m p l o y e es a s s i g n e d t o t hi s jo b . At t h e di sc r e t i o n o f m a n a g em e n t, t h i s d e s c ri p t i o n m a y b e c h a n g ed a t an y t i me to a dd r e s s t h e e v ol v i n g n e e d s o f t h e o rga n i z a t i o n . I t i s e x p r e s sly n o t i n te n d e d t o b e a c o m p r e h e n s i ve li st o f “e s s e n t i a l job f u n c ti on s” a s t h a t te r m i s d ef i n e d b y t h e A m e r i c an s w i t h D i s a b i li t i e s A c t . Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. Posting Dates: July 21, 2026
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