Hawthorne Cat

On-the-job Training

• Core Skills
  • Check and adjust radial alignment (As required) - Generator, etc.
  • Utilize reusability guidelines to make accurate determination as to whether part will go additional lifecycle w/o assitance from higher level tech.
  • DSN advocate - Capable of filling out a DSN submission and requesting it electronically to technical communicator.
  • sucessfully mentored 4 technicians (in cat: 1 & 2)
  • Ability to perform and present a formal failure analysis to a TC in a completed manner that would be ready to be presented to customer/Cat.
• Drive Train
  • Correct testing and adjusting of a powershift transmission.
  • Correct testing of transmission solenoid valves
  • Correct testing and adjusting of a countershaft transmission.
  • Perform Technical Analysis and make pwr train repair recommendations on an CAT product normally found in area
  • Disassemble, evaluate and reassemble any manual/automatic transmission or hydraulic control valve.
  • Proficiently rebuild and teach
  • T/S in field
  • Dynamic setup (i.e. adjustments in valves/linkages)
• Electrical
  • Troubleshoot and repair all electrical systems.
  • Building a complex wiring harness (design/build) & developing schematic based on same.
  • Ability to mentor lower level techs on advanced electrical systems.
• Hydraulics
  • Ability to determine flow rates for various compenets and how they would work in a self designed system
  • How to design & build a hydraulic hose system.
  • How to construct a flow diagram/schematic of a custom built system.
  • Ability to mentor lower level techs on advanced hydraulic systems.
  • Ability to analzye your own samples wihtin particle analzyer.
• Engine
  • Perform component failure analysis
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting of electronic engine systems.
  • Ability to mentor lower level techs on disassembly and assembly of any basic Cat engine.
• Aftertreatment
  • DPSS access to DSN tickets
  • Help tech 2s diagnose problems w/ aftertreatment