Job description
Working within an industry leading organisation at Finning, and the largest CAT dealership in the UK and Ireland, your role as Rebuild Repair Engineer will be carrying out reconditioning and maintenance on Caterpillar products such as and supporting 2nd life overhauls.
- Undertake a detailed inspection of the equipment to confirm or expand on any initial field inspection report so that a commercial assessment of the likely repair, replacement refurbishment work can be made.
- Carry out standard diagnosis tests on components to enable more accurate cost evaluations or for the issue of condition and warranty agreements to customers.
- Produce a comprehensive list of parts and materials required for the proposed machine preparation work.
- Undertake overhaul, repair or refurbishment work on the machine to the agreed work plan, removing and dispatching components for specialist attention, re-installing the original or replacement part or repairing original parts.
- Inspect and test completed machine to ensure unit is operating to expected performance levels.
- Flexible 43 hour week
- 25 days holiday
- Annual Bonus
- Annual Tool Allowance
- Access to company share scheme
- Healthcare benefit (claim costs back of everyday health costs i.e. dentist, opticians,
- up to 8% pension
- Laptop and phone
- Industry leading CAT product training
- Overtime
- Flexibility, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail, work accuracy/numeracy and quality orientated
- Work autonomously on own initiative and also well as part of a team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the business
- Motivated and dynamic self-starter
- Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Effective problem-solver with strong analytical skills
- A committed and positive attitude along with an obvious customer focus and the ability to build a positive rapport with customers
- Deep understanding of the use of general service manuals and computerised Service Information System (SIS) from the OEM
- Practical knowledge of tooling and specialised equipment to conduct repairs on difficult and heavy machinery
- Practical knowledge of rigging, slinging and jacking procedures
- Knowledge of diesel engines and components
- Electrical, hydraulic and mechanical fitting knowledge
- Preferably with a background plant machinery or similar industries i.e. HGV / agriculture
- Experience with assembly and disassembly of diesel engines and components
- Either apprentice trained or minimum 5 years’ experience in quality service environment within a similar industry
- A licence to drive reach trucks is required
- Practical experience in operating construction equipment in confined spaces and mechanical fitting work on large-scale machines