Condition Monitoring Advisor

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.

Our Americas Distribution Services Division (ADSD) provides governance and administration of Cat® dealers across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

We’re  committed  to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services, and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We’re exploring new ideas and opportunities –  innovating  to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth. 

Through it all, we are one team  – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.  Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience .

What You Will Do

As the Condition Monitoring Advisor (CMA) in the Caterpillar Fleet Monitoring Center , you will monitor the elements of fluid analysis, equipment inspections, electronic data, repair history, and site conditions to provide relevant recommendations as indicated by the data.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Advise dealers on marketing, sales, and customer-related strategies, systems, and processes. Aggregate and correlate the five elements of condition monitoring, where all are available. Maintains working knowledge and expertise for each of the condition monitoring five elements. Provides equipment recommendations to Caterpillar dealers and customers. Uses enabling software tools & systems to prioritize and analyze condition monitoring data inputs. Extracts or is provided data from the appropriate business systems including customer, dealer, and contractor sources. Builds collaborative customer and dealer relationships and acts as a consultant with equipment management personnel. Provides information for equipment management lead tracking and resolution. Prepares standard written reports of recommendations for customers and their Caterpillar dealers monthly. Facilitates ongoing customer meetings with Caterpillar dealers, industry groups, and Corporate Accounts. Communicates verbal recommendations as required to customer and their Caterpillar dealers. Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.

These recommendations will help customers lower owning and operating costs, improve availability, and reduce warranty costs.

What You Have

Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions. Facilitates creation of the 'right' products and services to resolve customer business issues. Fosters strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement. Advises others on creating customer focused environments in various scenarios. Anticipates customer needs, focusing efforts to proactively meet needs and exceed customer expectations. Measures and observes customer satisfaction levels to ascertain and implement service improvement alternatives. Communicates and models the criticality of customer focus as an organizational strategy. Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment. Follows proper data gathering and analysis processes and policies. Reports problems that arise in the data collection process. Participates in gathering and analyzing an organization's data based on requirements. Documents data from various sources and in various formats. Utilizes basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques. Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Provides a quality of service that customers describe as excellent. Resolves common customer problems. Responds to unexpected customer requests with a sense of urgency and positive action. Provides direct service to internal or external customers. Documents customer complaints in a timely manner. Consulting: Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients, both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately. Explains the requirements, deliverables, costs, and criticalities of the assignment. Participates in developing consulting opportunities or assignments. Uses formal and informal means to keep client informed on progress and issues. Carries out the agreed-upon consulting assignment in a professional manner. Documents client's objectives and project scope. Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process. Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made. Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions. Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort. Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes. Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems. Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Provides prompt and effective responses to client requests and interactions. Monitors client satisfaction levels on a regular basis. Alerts own team to problems in client satisfaction. Differentiates the roles and responsibilities in a business relationship. Works with clients to address critical issues and resolve major problems.

What Will Set You Apart

Previous Experience with Service Information System (SIS) Previous Experience with telematics, inspection processes, equipment lifecycle planning, fluid analysis, and troubleshooting information.

Additional Information

Primary Location: Peoria, IL (USA) Additional Location(s): Aurora, IL (USA), Decatur, IL (USA), or Tucson, AZ (USA) Required Travel: 5% (Domestic) Relocation Assistance: Yes Sponsorship Support: No Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model. In addition to working onsite at our facilities in either Peoria, IL, Aurora, IL, Decatur, IL, or Tucson, AZ, our hybrid work model allows employees the flexibility to work from home based on business need.

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Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates

April 11, 2024 - April 18, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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