Technical Support Representative

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Mesa, AZ

This role provides technical support and problem management for Caterpillar machines, working hands-on with equipment, customers, and dealers to resolve complex technical issues and ensure customer satisfaction. It involves collaborating with engineering and business partners, providing technical guidance, and mentoring team members.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive and support Dealer Product Problem Management (DPPM) process; including proactively identifying and resolving complex technical product issues, failure analysis, identifying interim technical solutions, communicating with engineering, and goodwill decisions to maximize customer experience
  2. Regularly interface with dealers and customers to minimize the commercial impact of customer dissatisfaction, ensure customers receive fair value and promote additional customer touch points for future sales in concert with dealer personnel
  3. Provide technical guidance and counsel dealers with presentations designed to inform customers of service advantages
  4. Directing dealers in managing Product Improvement Programs cost-effectively and within designated timeframes
  5. Collaborate internally with business partners to deliver product defect fixes for end-users of Caterpillar machines in partnership with Cat dealers

Skills

Required

  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
  • Service Excellence and Customer Focus
  • Product Technical Knowledge
  • Effective Communications

Nice to have

  • University degree in engineering and/or related progressive work experience in product support, quality, or engineering roles
  • Prior field based or dealer facing experience or direct customer interaction
  • Technical knowledge or experience troubleshooting construction equipment product issues
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical assignments
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with dealerships and dealer networks in service engineering capacity
  • Project management and consulting skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of how Caterpillar machines operate
  • Experience working in a diverse and complex matrixed environment
  • Ability to influence stakeholders

What the JD emphasized

  • technical aptitude
  • strong decision-making
  • customer service skills
  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
  • Service Excellence and Customer Focus
  • Product Technical Knowledge
  • Effective Communications