Technical Asset Manager - Power Generation

Caterpillar Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

HSA

FSAs

Career development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking an Asset Manager to direct maintenance and repair activities for our MAK generator fleet. You will coordinate inventory, transportation, approvals, repairs, and scheduling while serving as a technical liaison between Services Execution and Product groups.

The role emphasizes customer service, data analysis, and continuous improvement, with relocation offered and 5 days onsite per week. A strong background in asset management is required.

Qualifications

• Experience directing asset maintenance and repair activities.
• Strong customer service orientation and problem solving.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of data gathering and analysis.
• Continuous improvement mindset and adherence to quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Directing and documenting information related to asset inventory, repairs, and maintenance to ensure accuracy and completeness; processing through systems and facilities.
• Responding to operation and engineering inquiries and requests, resolving problems and issues to provide high quality customer service.
• Provides day-to-day direction to the team and ensures all equipment requirements are met, including process controls, quality, and financial due diligence.
• Participates in accomplishment of continuous improvement objectives for the department
• Addressing minor coverage issues and resolving minor complaints. Ensuring all customer communication is clearly documented.
• Answering inbound customer service inquiries. Providing health analysis or troubleshooting and redirecting them when appropriate.
• Identifying issues and determining appropriate course of action for effective resolution.
• Processing results from analysis of technical data
• Understand prime product or component health or status, if action is needed, and required next steps.

Skills

Customer Focus

Data Gathering

Service Excellence

Decision Making

Problem Solving

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

Product Support

Job Description

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.

About Caterpillar Oil & Gas And Marine

Caterpillar’s Oil and Gas division provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry. When you join the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division (COGMD), you join a global team that helps to power the global energy industry as well as provide power and propulsion on the water.

About The Role

The Asset Manager directs asset maintenance and repair activities for our fleet of MAK Generators. Services include asset inventorying, transportation, job approvals, repair coordination and tracking, overhaul scheduling, failure analysis, and other equipment related activities. This position will serve as an internal technical expert that will lead and lesion activities between the Services Execution team and Product groups.

Additional Information

• This position is onsite in Houston, Texas or Midland, Texas
• This position does offer relocation
• This position does not offer
• This position requires 5 days onsite

What Will You Do

• Directing and documenting information related to asset inventory, repairs, and maintenance to ensure accuracy and completeness; processing through systems and facilities.
• Responding to operation and engineering inquiries and requests, resolving problems and issues to provide high quality customer service.
• Provides day-to-day direction to the team and ensures all equipment requirements are met, including process controls, quality, and financial due diligence.
• Participates in accomplishment of continuous improvement objectives for the department
• Addressing minor coverage issues and resolving minor complaints. Ensuring all customer communication is clearly documented.
• Answering inbound customer service inquiries. Providing health analysis or troubleshooting and redirecting them when appropriate.
• Identifying issues and determining appropriate course of action for effective resolution.
• Processing results from analysis of technical data
• Understand prime product or component health or status, if action is needed, and required next steps.

What Will 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Summary Pay Range

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates

October 16, 2026 - October 25, 2026

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.