Pump Mechanic Trainee

WE BUILD WHAT MATTERS

The Company

At Caterpillar, you build what matters—whether it’s the career you want, crucial work skills, strong relationships, or new digital technologies. Our work is powered by our people. As a Caterpillar manufacturing professional, every day you’ll make sure our customers get the quality products they need to build our world’s infrastructure and power the world. And you’ll do it in modern, clean, safe environments equipped with the latest technologies. Here you can do the work that matters.

About SPM Oil & Gas

SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, 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.

What will Caterpillar do for you?

When you join Caterpillar SPM Oil and Gas, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

The Role

SPM has an opening in Midland, TX in the capacity of Pump Mechanic. The sole purpose of the Pump Mechanic is to assemble, service, maintain, evaluate, repair, and install reciprocating plunger pumps to include but not limited to gear boxes, power end assemblies and fluid end assemblies.

Key Responsibilities Including but not limited to:

• At SPM Oil & Gas, our primary objective is to provide our customers with excellent engineering solutions through our products and superior customer service

• Effectively always demonstrate the core values of SPM Oil and Gas

• Follow all written policies and procedures safely without deviation or refer to upper management for guidance

• Incumbent must complete CMV training and have the ability to operate a forklift & crane after training

• Exhibit and always advocate exemplary safety culture

• Demonstrate consistency, accountability, reliability, and solid work ethic

• Exhibit a high degree of integrity at all times

• Assist during the disassemble phase

• Clean, strip and inspect all required components

• Prepare for detailed inspections

• Demonstrated ability of the disassembly of pump products per (SOP) Standard Operating

• Can comprehend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Risk Assessments

• Ability to identify product

• Assist with rebuild of all components (Mentor program)

• Utilize measuring equipment: (Torque wrenches, Inside/Outside Calibers, Linear Calibers)

• Pumps install on unit

• Fluid end tear down and rebuilds

• Troubleshoot, Disassemble, and Perform a detailed evaluation to determine repair needs and root cause analysis for the following: (TWS 2250, QWS 2500, TWS 600 short 600 standard 1000)

• Operate and utilize various hand and pneumatic tools

• Submit list of corrective needs and associated materials

• Clean and remove debris in preparation for re-assembly

• Document serial numbers, part numbers and heat codes as required per SOP

• Follow SOP’s for proper assembly while adhering to engineering specifications

• Assemble all components ensuring alignment and proper fit before bolting, screwing or pressing together

• Install various moving parts such as plungers, pins and bearings making sure to test for free movement

• Operate forklift to move materials between work centers

• Operate acetylene torch and perform hot work

• Utilize all required PPE

• Verify conformance to specifications

• Maintain clean and safe work area

• Performs other routine duties as requested

Basic Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or at least one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Language Skills:                                               

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:                                               

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability:                                             

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Machine shop environment.  Must be able to wear steel toed safety shoes and safety glasses, and hearing protection. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.  Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.

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