Caterpillar, Inc

Senior Technical Representative-Mining

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of technical experience with heavy equipment
  • Proven ability to support operational performance and troubleshoot equipment issues
  • Strong relationship-building skills with dealers and customers
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in problem-solving with structured methodologies
  • Ability to anticipate and address customer needs
  • Strong relationship management capabilities with a focus on dealer performance

Responsibilities

  • Manage and support dealer territories as the primary technical liaison
  • Lead new machine and market introduction programs for mining equipment
  • Ensure efficient execution of product improvement programs
  • Assist dealers with technical insights and service advantages
  • Navigate complex challenges to make strategic decisions impacting performance
  • Apply market insights to drive product sales and growth initiatives
  • Administer service goodwill policy and warranty settlements

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) savings plans
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career Development programs
  • Incentive bonus opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Product Support

Job Description:

As a Mining Technical Representative at Caterpillar, you will deliver hands-on technical expertise to dealers and customers throughout Central America, the Caribbean, and Northern Latin America. Acting as Caterpillar’s frontline technical liaison, you will help reduce the commercial impact of product-related issues directly influencing both Caterpillar’s and dealer network’s financial performance. In this role, you’ll be the primary point of contact for diagnosing and resolving product, application, and maintenance challenges. You will guide dealers through complex technical situations, drive effective solutions, and support them in maximizing machine performance for mining operations. When issues arise, you’ll be the trusted expert who leads resolution efforts and strengthens long-term dealer relationships.

What You Will Do:

  • Territory Leadership: Manage and support assigned dealer territories, acting as the central technical liaison to ensure alignment with Caterpillar’s service standards and customer expectations. This territory has a mix of dealer sizes and capabilities; the Technical Rep must be able to work across these various levels of dealer organizations and adjust to the priorities and requirements needed. Guide dealers through the Product Problem Management process to maximize machine uptime and customer satisfaction. This will entail PPM meetings with each of the dealers and some larger specific customer sites.

  • New Machine & Market Introduction (NMI): Lead NMI programs to ensure smooth deployment and introduction of new mining equipment in your region/dealers.

  • Program Management: Support dealers in executing Product Improvement Programs efficiently and within designated timelines.

  • Customer Engagement: Provide technical insights and assist dealers in communicating Caterpillar’s service advantages to customers.

  • Strategic Decision-Making: Navigate complex challenges, evaluate alternatives, and make timely decisions that impact dealer performance and customer outcomes.

  • Market Insight & Growth: Understand dealer and customer needs, and apply insights to support product sales, process improvements, and segment growth initiatives.

  • Issue Resolution & Goodwill Administration: The incumbent administers service and commercial goodwill policy, warranty settlements, and will work with service specialists to ensure dealers have the technical capability to identify and repair product deficiencies.


What Skills You Will Have:

Technical Excellence: Demonstrated technical experience with heavy equipment. Proven ability to apply product expertise to support operational performance and troubleshoot complex equipment issues.


Customer Focus: We are seeking a relationship builder who excels at establishing trust and credibility with both dealers and customers. This is an independent role, operating outside of a traditional CAT office environment, requiring a high level of self-direction and accountability.


Effective Communications: Proficient in using communication tools and techniques to clearly convey and interpret ideas, information, and needs. Applies appropriate communication behaviors to ensure mutual understanding and productive interactions across technical and non-technical audiences.


Problem Solving: Experienced in applying structured approaches and tools to identify, analyze, and resolve operational, organizational, or process-related challenges. Adapts problem-solving strategies to suit diverse situations and drive effective outcomes.


Service Excellence: Ability to anticipate dealer and customer needs, resolve complex product and maintenance issues, and recover from service failures in ways that strengthen trust and support machine uptime across assigned territories. Demonstrates skill in guiding dealers through Product Problem Management, supporting NMI and improvement programs, and ensuring service delivery that aligns with Caterpillar’s standards.

Relationship Management: Ability to build longterm, productive relationships with dealers by clearly communicating expectations, reviewing technical progress, and aligning on solutions that reduce commercial impact and improve machine performance. Demonstrates effectiveness in serving as the primary technical liaison, empowering dealer teams, and supporting strategic decisions that enhance customer satisfaction and regional growth.

Additional Information:

Additional Information:

Position to be located in Tucson AZ with a requirement to work on-site full-time at a Caterpillar facility.

Domestic relocation assistance is available
This position may require up to 50% travel
Sponsorship is not available

Posting Dates: 09/08/2026 - 09/15/2026


Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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