Engine Shop Service Technician CAT3600

HOLT CAT; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HOLT CAT in Longview, TX seeks an Engine Shop Service Technician to inspect, diagnose, and repair diesel-powered or natural gas industrial engines and components. You will work independently or with a team, following established procedures to meet customer needs and departmental goals.

The role is mid-level with 4+ years experience, offers onsite work in the Power Systems Division, and requires ability to read schematics, operate tools and lifting equipment, mentor others, and maintain safety

Qualifications

• Four or more years of diesel or natural gas engine experience.
• Ability and knowledge to read/use schematics and diagrams – experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent – preferred.
• Graduation from a diesel technology program – preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and diagnoses industrial diesel and natural gas engines.
• Disassembles and assembles machine components to manufacturer's specifications using hand tools, pneumatic tools, and any specialized tooling.
• Rebuilds, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components.
• Mentors and helps train other technicians.
• Maintains all equipment and work areas – keeps in good, clean, and orderly condition.

Skills

Diesel engine repair

Troubleshooting

Manual dexterity

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Diesel technology program

Tools

CAT ET

CAT SIS

Job description

Position Overview

The Engine Shop Service Technician position is responsible for performing inspections, diagnoses, and repairs of diesel-powered or natural gas industrial engines or related components, following established procedures and guidelines. The technician can work independently or as a member of a team to provide mechanical services that satisfy customer needs and achieve departmental goals.

Location: 2210 Legacy Parkway, Longview, TX 75602.

Role Level

Mid-level position – generally has more than four years of experience and/or demonstrated job‑relevant knowledge/skills. A Level III Technician has moderate knowledge of the field's standard and technical concepts, practices, and procedures. Level III Technician performs a variety of standard, complex, and technical tasks; is indirectly supervised and self‑starting; often a team member on a large project.

Department

• Division: Power Systems Division (PSD)
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Location: Longview PSD
• Address: 2210 Legacy Pkwy, Longview, Texas, 75602
• Workplace Type: Onsite
• Reporting To: Billy Bledsoe

Essential Functions

• Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT's Values Based Leadership (VBL) tools, models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Mission
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses industrial diesel and natural gas engines
• Disassembles and assembles machine components to manufacturer's specifications using hand tools, pneumatic tools, and any specialized tooling
• Rebuilds, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components
• Demonstrates good customer relations and support; communicates customer needs to shop management
• Plans and controls cost of repair jobs
• Completes parts orders and identifies parts for return
• Mentors and helps train other technicians
• Maintains all equipment and work areas – keeps in good, clean, and orderly condition
• Completes all documents associated with repairs in a timely manner
• Works safely at all times and adheres to all applicable safety policies; complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards
• Works overtime as required by workload and customers' needs
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; e.g., ProTech Technician Training Paths
• Requires regular and punctual employee attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Daily Practice Expectations

1. Demonstrate alignment with the company's mission and core business values
2. Collaborate with key internal/external resources
3. Participate in ongoing self‑development

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Knowledge of industrial diesel and natural gas engine rebuilding
• Proficiency with current computer software, related hardware, and machine electronic systems – CAT ET & CAT SIS
• Quality‑control analysis skills – conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance and communicate findings
• Operation and control skills – controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Equipment selection skills – determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Ability to operate a conventional forklift and an overhead crane
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly operate the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions
• Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and equipment used in mechanical repair
• Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
• Ability to read, write, and understand information
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Must have/acquire basic mechanic hand and pneumatic tools (metric/standard)

Requirements

• Four or more years of diesel or natural gas engines experience
• Ability and knowledge to read/use schematics and diagrams – experience preferred
• High school diploma or equivalent – preferred
• Graduation from a diesel technology program – preferred
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None
• Travel: Some travel is expected for this position—for training
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to move objects, using abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue; frequently moves materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds; constant movement and use of limbs; requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina; ascends/descends with gradual or continuous progress by oneself, using both hands and feet and climbs up and down ladders and/or equipment; able to maneuver safely and work underneath equipment; routinely reacts to visual, auditory, and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work.
• Work Environment: Regularly works indoors in a shop environment, around moving mechanical parts; may be exposed to weather extremes when working outside in conditions that include inclement weather, heat, cold, and humidity; noise level may be loud at times; exposure to small quantities of chemicals, dust, steam, high‑pressure water, and high‑speed rotating equipment; requires wearing common protective or safety equipment; required to perform work in cramped spaces and/or high places.

Disclaimer: Please note that the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the incumbents so classified. All incumbents may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.