Shop Team Lead

Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

**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 PURPOSE:
The Iron Technician Senior provides assembly and testing of various mechanical components. This position works in both field/mobile sites and assigned SPM service centers.

JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
N/A

JOB DUTIES:

- Assist Iron Technicians during the disassemble phase
- Clean strip and inspect all required flow control components
- Prepare flow control products for Gauging, Ultra Sonic, and MPI inspections
- Ability to demonstrate the disassemble of flow control products per standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Ability to identify all products
- Assemble flow control product
- Manifold tear down/rebuild trainee
- Inventory of customer product
- Demonstrated ability to perform UT (Ultra Sonic Thickness) inspections and gauge inspections
- High pressure hydrostatic testing of customer flow control product
- Ability to disassemble and assemble customer manifolds
- Ability to read and navigate customer standards
- Understand customer requirements throughout the entire refurbishment of flow control product
- Demonstrated ability to perform final inspection
- Can mentor fellow technicians on the refurbishment process
- Proficient with a computer and the WEIR AMP system
- Process incoming iron starts to finish. Able to accept equipment from delivery, recertify equipment,
- load equipment for delivery, complete all associate paperwork, process SPM certificates,
- and deliver notes (without supervision)
- Prepare all reports as per SPM Standards
- Process all SPM customer requirements
- Perform MPI Testing (MPI Certification Required)
- Basic Understanding of SPM Pumps
- Experienced in Other Manufacturers' Treating Iron
- Responsible for painting components per customer specifications
- Provides proper care and maintenance of all shop tools, equipment, and work area
- Assists with customers as needed
- Monitors daily work activities to ensure requirements are met
- Effectively demonstrate the core values of SPM Oil & Gas at all times
- Follow all written policies and procedures safely without deviation or refer to upper management for guidance
- Exhibit and advocate for exemplary safety culture always
- Maintain flow of customer product through the shop
- Quality control of customer flow control product
- Proficient in customer relations
- When the manager/supervisor is not present, assigns duties to complete all necessary daily service center work
- Assists workers in resolving technical problems
- Consults with technical personnel and managers/supervisors to report and resolve assembly and testing problems, and reports unresolved problems
- Obtains and distributes supplies, materials, and equipment such as components and parts used for work, assembly, test and inspection specifications. Test equipment, fixtures, and hand tools
- Reports on substandard equipment performance to supervisor or maintenance personnel
- Substitutes for absent workers and assists workers to alleviate work overload
- Understand all customer contractual requirements
- Knowledge of Syteline: Transfer Orders, Receiving Order, Customer Estimates

Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
3+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Demands:

- Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
- Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to wear protective footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the department

Work Environment:

- Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions
- Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration
- Noise Level: Moderate

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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