About the role
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.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Understands and complies with Solar and customer HSSE policies and procedures. Ensure the work permit system is complied with. Ensure safe site and practices. Participates by attending general safety and toolbox safety meetings and completing all required safety training including CLMS training. Also suggests safety improvements.
- Ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded. Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with Solar Engineering specifications, recommendations and best practices.
- Must have basic knowledge of methods and experience in the maintenance of various equipment associated with primary and utility equipment.
- Must be able to proactively recognize electrical/mechanical abnormalities and potential safety problems and take appropriate action to prevent a serious safety hazard from developing and causing damage to equipment. Provide daily reports to the relevant manager on projects or daily work. Keep abreast of pending work and personnel required to complete the projects. Ensure that necessary parts are available and submit materials requisitions when required.
- Accurately report and update all equipment histories to forecast equipment utilization and efficiency effectively. Coordinate any changes necessary to ensure operations are efficient and minimal downtime is required. Ensure effective communication and reporting to immediate supervision and if applicable, customer representatives.
- Utilize sound judgment when analyzing problems. Solve problems with little or no supervision in a timely and cost-effective manner. Will be aware of procedures and options for identifying sources of information and technical advice. Will have sufficient product knowledge to repair and adjust minor mechanical/electrical components/systems and will be capable of reading applicable drawings and technical manuals. Work individually or with assigned FSRs on the preventive/corrective maintenance. Will be required to assist in a technical manner with the operations and maintenance crew in any area if the workload exceeds the number of personnel available.
- Monitor maintenance services or installation support to ensure they are carried out within Solar Engineering specifications, and recommendations and in a safe manner in accordance with the HSSE policies and procedures.
- Utilize the WorkForce Management Process and system to manage work orders. This includes performing pre=work by reviewing and updating site safety information, managing employee information, and availability. The WFM application will also be used to record and report time, manage software and drawing changes, generate daily reports, review hardship data, and manage the task library.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be located in, or willing to relocate to the Greater Edmonton area or Grande Prairie, or Dawson Creek Fort St John Area.
- Possess a technical qualification (license, certificate, technical degree, etc.) or a completed apprenticeship or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of related work experience in power generation and/or gas compressors
- 5+ years of related industry experience including but not limited to, mechanics, maintenance engineers, or any field engineering experience
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively 75-100% of the time within Canada and the USA
- Capable of a cross-disciplined approach to the job
- Ability to legally work in Canada and the United States
- Clean Driving Record (this includes no moving violations within the last 12 months, no "2 points" violations within the last 3 years, and no DUIs within the last 7 years
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with rotating equipment
- Experience may be either Mechanical or Instrument/ Electrical
- Will be familiar with Gas Turbine theory and operational practice including control system logic, driven equipment, and processes both upstream and downstream
- Familiarity with MS Suite
- Ability to program and basic troubleshooting on PLC systems
- Experience in an overseas/offshore environment is desirable as is familiarity with rotating equipment and PLC systems
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.
Posting Dates: July 18, 2025 - July 24, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
About Solar Turbines
Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 16,000 units and over 3 billion operating hours in over 100 countries. Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1,590 to 52,500 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages and generator sets (ranging from 1 to 39 megawatts). Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products.
Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines, founded in 1927, is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 8,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.
About the role
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.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Understands and complies with Solar and customer HSSE policies and procedures. Ensure the work permit system is complied with. Ensure safe site and practices. Participates by attending general safety and toolbox safety meetings and completing all required safety training including CLMS training. Also suggests safety improvements.
- Ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded. Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with Solar Engineering specifications, recommendations and best practices.
- Must have basic knowledge of methods and experience in the maintenance of various equipment associated with primary and utility equipment.
- Must be able to proactively recognize electrical/mechanical abnormalities and potential safety problems and take appropriate action to prevent a serious safety hazard from developing and causing damage to equipment. Provide daily reports to the relevant manager on projects or daily work. Keep abreast of pending work and personnel required to complete the projects. Ensure that necessary parts are available and submit materials requisitions when required.
- Accurately report and update all equipment histories to forecast equipment utilization and efficiency effectively. Coordinate any changes necessary to ensure operations are efficient and minimal downtime is required. Ensure effective communication and reporting to immediate supervision and if applicable, customer representatives.
- Utilize sound judgment when analyzing problems. Solve problems with little or no supervision in a timely and cost-effective manner. Will be aware of procedures and options for identifying sources of information and technical advice. Will have sufficient product knowledge to repair and adjust minor mechanical/electrical components/systems and will be capable of reading applicable drawings and technical manuals. Work individually or with assigned FSRs on the preventive/corrective maintenance. Will be required to assist in a technical manner with the operations and maintenance crew in any area if the workload exceeds the number of personnel available.
- Monitor maintenance services or installation support to ensure they are carried out within Solar Engineering specifications, and recommendations and in a safe manner in accordance with the HSSE policies and procedures.
- Utilize the WorkForce Management Process and system to manage work orders. This includes performing pre=work by reviewing and updating site safety information, managing employee information, and availability. The WFM application will also be used to record and report time, manage software and drawing changes, generate daily reports, review hardship data, and manage the task library.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be located in, or willing to relocate to the Greater Edmonton area or Grande Prairie, or Dawson Creek Fort St John Area.
- Possess a technical qualification (license, certificate, technical degree, etc.) or a completed apprenticeship or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of related work experience in power generation and/or gas compressors
- 5+ years of related industry experience including but not limited to, mechanics, maintenance engineers, or any field engineering experience
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively 75-100% of the time within Canada and the USA
- Capable of a cross-disciplined approach to the job
- Ability to legally work in Canada and the United States
- Clean Driving Record (this includes no moving violations within the last 12 months, no "2 points" violations within the last 3 years, and no DUIs within the last 7 years
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with rotating equipment
- Experience may be either Mechanical or Instrument/ Electrical
- Will be familiar with Gas Turbine theory and operational practice including control system logic, driven equipment, and processes both upstream and downstream
- Familiarity with MS Suite
- Ability to program and basic troubleshooting on PLC systems
- Experience in an overseas/offshore environment is desirable as is familiarity with rotating equipment and PLC systems
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.
Posting Dates: July 18, 2025 - July 24, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
About Solar Turbines
Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 16,000 units and over 3 billion operating hours in over 100 countries. Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1,590 to 52,500 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages and generator sets (ranging from 1 to 39 megawatts). Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products.
Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines, founded in 1927, is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 8,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.