Career Area: Operations
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team that 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.
As a Technical Maintenance Technician, you will support the development of best practices within the maintenance team. This includes implementation of robust maintenance processes and safety practices, running improvement projects, and driving change. You assist with the company’s asset onboarding process to ensure that the maintenance department and other support departments within the group are equipped and trained in relevant requirements, have access to required spares, and preventative maintenance schedules are documented. You will support the maintenance planning functions ensuring best practices are followed and using available data to support business decisions.
What You Will Do:
- Create, maintain and peer review standard works documentation for preventative maintenance activities and use of machine tools within the department.
- Develop & Documented safe procedures for all planned maintenance tasks as well as the creation of dynamic systems to control unplanned works.
- Review requirements to ensure that the maintenance team is competent to the standard work processes. Mentor trainees and apprentices driving their development into future maintenance engineers.
- Provide technical assistance whilst developing knowledge to fault‑finding on both mechanical and electrical issues, including sourcing of spare parts and setting of spare parts stock management.
What you can demonstrate:
- Project experience, driving process improvements and capital investments.
- An understanding of techniques used to diagnose problems and malfunctions in a wide variety of manufacturing equipment.
- Examples of development of procedures for preventive and reactive measures to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Mentoring experience of trainees or apprentices.
- Understanding of maintenance planning processes and systems to meet best practice and regulations.
- Examples of exposure to improving the effectiveness of machinery through projects or similar.
- Experience creating process instructions/standard work and risk assessments.
- Experience with COSHH assessments and best practices for use of chemicals such as metal‑working fluids.
- An understanding of using CAD modelling software packages for layout development and design of bespoke items supporting maintenance needs.
What you may have:
- Level 3 qualification in engineering or manufacturing or equivalent experience desired, ideally a time‑served maintenance apprenticeship.
- IOSH Managing Safely.
- Project management qualification, Green Belt or equivalent.
- Experience of contractor management and permitting.
- Leadership experience.
Salary: Starting salary of £37,900 rising to £42,000 once fully competent.
Benefits: 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible buy‑in benefits such as private medical, healthcare, vision & dental schemes, green car scheme and more, share scheme (50% company matched), contributory pension scheme (company contribution double up to 10%), free car parking, Caterpillar Advantage website.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Desford, Leicestershire
Travel: Not required
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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