Why Be a Cat Dealer Tech?

Service technicians are the unsung heroes of any business, and they’re showing off their talents in our Tech Test. Cat technicians are experts at working with the latest technology on machines and engines across industries like agriculture, construction, and more!

Webisode 1 — Cat Trial 10: Tech Test challenges Cat service technicians from across the country, allowing them to show off their abilities and put their skills to the test. In this webisode, meet our first contestant, Diego Hill. Watch as he runs the course of Cat Trial 10: Tech Test in the ultimate race against the clock.

Cat Trial 10: Tech Test challenges Cat service technicians from across the country, allowing them to show off their abilities and put their skills to the test. In this webisode, watch how Samantha uses her ThinkBIG program background to match Cat engines to specific applications and troubleshoot her way through problems service technicians often face in the field by selecting the right Cat services.

Cat Trial 10: Tech Test challenges Cat service technicians from across the country, allowing them to show off their abilities and put their equipment knowledge to the test. In this webisode, watch how Austin and Tyler use their ThinkBIG training and problem-solving to find which service is the right one.

What’s it like to be a top tech? Tune in to watch Rene Sanchez on the Cat Trial 10: Tech Test. Check out Rene's must-see troubleshooting skills as he races against the clock in this ultimate test. Watch the brand new webisode now and learn more.

Dealer technicians are critical to the success of any Cat dealer, and contestant Ulises Perez shows off exactly why in this installment of the Cat Trial 10: Tech Test webisode series! Perez, a service technician at Peterson, is a graduate of our ThinkBIG program, where he was able to get hands-on experience as a service tech while also earning an accredited degree in just two years. Trial 10 highlights how the best techs can do more than just perform equipment maintenance. They also fulfill Cat parts orders, identify the Cat services their team may need, and complete tasks like building a Cat canister entirely on their own in record time!

Congratulations to our winner of Tech Test, Andrew Holemo from Hawthorne Cat! See how Andrew shows how trained service technicians get their work done in record time without sacrificing quality. Not only was Andrew the fastest on our can test but check out how quickly he matches the right Cat engine to their application! He tackled that challenge in only four and a half minutes.

Watch Webisode 7 to find out more about the various engines techs work with. No matter the application, Cat engines and dealer technicians like those in our Tech Test keep our dealers up and running.

Knowing the right solution to the problems our dealers face is exactly what being a service technician is all about. Whether it’s through our CVA’s, which make getting access to genuine Cat parts and services easy, or our planned maintenance kits, our service techs know just what their team needs to save time and money.

With the global demand for technicians skyrocketing, Cat Dealers are set to hire thousands of new dealer technicians each year to meet the need. If getting paid while you train to follow a career that’s exciting and in-demand sounds good to you.