Facilities Engineering Analyst

Caterpillar Inc.; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a maintenance technician to perform upkeep of equipment, ensuring safety and performance standards are met. This onsite role requires proactive problem solving, diligent maintenance, and adherence to TPM-style practices to sustain high equipment reliability.

The candidate will engage in routine inspections, troubleshoot issues, and manage maintenance records with CMMS. Relocation is available, and visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of 5S housekeeping concepts and sustaining standardized workplace operations.
• Ability to apply disciplined problem-solving approaches to operational issues.
• Understanding of how to meet or exceed customer service expectations.
• Knowledge of machinery and tools, including maintenance and repair.
• Experience with troubleshooting hardware, software, and operational problems.
• Strong communication skills for clear reporting and collaboration.
• Familiarity with decision-making processes in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Communicate major equipment issues to managers and support robust solutions to improve efficiency, yield and uptime.
• Comply with safety, health and environmental guidelines and contribute to improving procedures during maintenance.
• Inspect machinery to identify problems, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance procedures.
• Track work orders, spare parts, and maintenance consumables; manage preventive maintenance schedules using CMMS.

Skills

5S housekeeping

Problem solving

Service excellence

Mechanical knowledge

Technical troubleshooting

Effective communication

Decision making

Job description

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.

Career Area

Manufacturing

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.

Role Definition

Performs maintenance of equipment while ensuring safety and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Communicating major issues in equipment performance and maintenance to the managers; Supporting the team in implementing robust solutions to improve overall efficiency, yield, and uptime of the equipment.
• Complying with safety, health, and environmental guidelines and participating in continuous improvement of the procedures while performing equipment maintenance.
• Inspecting machinery and equipment to identify problems and potential solutions, and performing appropriate troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance procedures.
• Tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance parts consumption, and scheduled preventive maintenance procedures using Computerized Maintenance Management System.

Skill Descriptors

5S Housekeeping: Knowledge of 5S Housekeeping concepts; ability to design, implement and sustain 5S housekeeping strategies to ensure standardization of workplace operations.

Level Basic Understanding

• Explains the rationale for using the 5S methodology to organize a manufacturing workspace.
• Describes the five foundational concepts of the methodology: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke.
• Gives examples of how 5S workspace usage decisions are made.
• Defines the term '5S Job Cycle'.

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.

Level Basic Understanding

• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

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.

Level Basic Understanding

• Cites personal experiences of receiving excellent customer service.
• Describes examples of poor, mediocre, and excellent service.
• Explains how managing customer perceptions and expectations enhances customer service.
• Describes several important business benefits of providing high quality service.

Mechanical/Machinery

Knowledge of machines and tools; ability to use knowledge of machinery or mechanical objects including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Level Basic Understanding

• Takes or has taken formal or informal training to enhance mechanical knowledge, skill and ability.
• Performs repair and maintenance of personally owned tools and machines at home routinely, perhaps as a hobby.
• Lists and describes the functionality of various machines and tools used in own industry.
• Describes experiences with basic machinery (e.g. saws, drills, paint sprayers) involved in routine do-it-yourself projects.

Technical Troubleshooting

Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.

Level Basic Understanding

• Describes problem identification, reporting and escalation procedures.
• Explains the underlying concept of using a systematic approach to solve technical problems.
• Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
• Describes common hardware, software, and communication problems; finds ways to resolve issues.

Decision Making and 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.

Level Basic Understanding

• 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.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Knowledge of total productive maintenance principles, methods, and processes; ability to maximize machinery effectiveness through active involvement of all supporting departments.

Level Basic Understanding

• Describes the maintenance indicators associated with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Explains the history, concept, and objectives of TPM.
• Identifies the pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Outlines the similarities and differences between Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

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.

Level Basic Understanding

• Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
• Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
• Explains the importance of effective business communication.
• Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates

August 18, 2026 - August 24, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply