Test​/Repair Technician x2

Career Area:

Operations

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Caterpillar Desford are excited to have launched a new product in 2025. After nearly two decades, the Telehandler has returned to Leicestershire.

A telehandler is a versatile machine used primarily in construction, agriculture, and other industries for material handling. It features a telescoping boom that can extend forward and upward, allowing it to lift and place loads at various heights and distances.

• Extended reach: The telescoping boom provides significant reach, making it ideal for placing materials in hard‑to‑access areas.
• Lift capacity: Telehandlers can handle heavy loads, often ranging from a few thousand pounds to over ten thousand pounds.
• Attachment versatility: They can be equipped with various attachments, such as forks, buckets, and lifting hooks, to perform different tasks.
• Maneuverability: Telehandlers often have multiple steering modes, enhancing their ability to navigate tight spaces.

If this sounds like a project you would like to be a part of, see our opportunity below.

As a Repair/ Test Technician on Telehandler Night Shift, you will operate as part of a team within the Test Booth & off‑line process responsible for the fitment/rework and test of parts/products to Caterpillar's acceptance standards. The successful candidate will partake in an in‑depth, one week Induction to align your skills with our Company Standards.

• Maintain working areas 5S
• Fit parts to machinery and equipment
• Functionality test and Drive test product
• Make Quality Control checks on products
• Contribute to Continuous Improvement activities
• Train/coach new Assembly Technician’s within the area
• Undertake training and further learning as required

• Carry out fitment/rework and test of non‑conformances raised during the assembly process, operating BCP built machines where required.
• Learn the skills necessary to be competent when facing a variety of reworks.
• Be able to collate data and perform failure analysis.
• Always act and operate safely, following Safety Procedures and requirements.
• Learn & Develop technically, understand basic circuits, read and interpret basic schematic drawings.
• Follow documented dynamic risk assessments to perform safe and defect free assembly of parts and components, using various hand/power tools and lifting equipment provided in the work area.
• Read schematic drawings to identify possible root cause of varying faults.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

• Operate to tight deadlines and cycle times
• Demonstrable high level of assembly or mechanical aptitude and accuracy
• Have a fully flexible approach to the job role & responsibilities (willing to work overtime)
• Thorough working knowledge of the area and build experience of the workstations within which you will be working
• The ability to read, comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions/procedures
• Attention to detail, able to work with own initiative and self‑motivated
• You will possess effective communication skills to liaise with various levels of the organization
• Willing to undertake required training/learning

• Previous experience within a manufacturing assembly environment.
• Technical degree OR electronic test and troubleshooting skills commensurate with a Technical degree with equivalent work experience.

The successful candidate…