Field Service Manager (Gas Turbines)

Career Area:

Product Support

Job Description:

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About Solar Turbines

Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 16,000 units and over 3 billion operating hours in over 100 countries.

About the Role

We are seeking a Field Service Manager to provide operational leadership, technical support, and day-to-day supervision for Field Service Representatives supporting customer sites across our West district, based in Perth. This role is responsible for coordinating field assignments, dispatching resources, supporting customer issue resolution, ensuring QHSE and regulatory compliance, and developing a high-performing field service team.

The Field Service Manager will work closely with customers, Field Service Representatives, District Service Management, sales, engineering, project management, and other internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction, safe execution of work, timely response to service needs, and effective utilisation of field resources.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and coordinate Field Service Representative assignments for customer requests, maintenance, commissioning, troubleshooting, and other field activities.
• Supervise, train, develop, and manage performance of field personnel.
• Review and approve field employee work orders to support accurate reporting and timely customer invoicing.
• Promote safe field operations and ensure compliance with QHSE, customer, company, and regulatory requirements.
• Support customer issue resolution and coordinate with internal technical and operational teams.
• Maintain strong customer communication and support high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Manage field resource utilisation, readiness, documentation, tooling, and operational support requirements.
• Support sales growth by advising on customer activities and identifying service opportunities.

Qualifications and experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Experience leading, supervising, or coordinating field service personnel preferred.
• Strong customer service, communication, conflict resolution, resource planning, and safety leadership skills.
• Technical degree, field experience, or significant knowledge of turbomachinery, controls, rotating equipment, or industrial service operations preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant field experience recommended.
• Willingness to travel, support customer sites, and participate in on-call coverage as required.

Compensation & Benefits:

Competitive salary based on qualification and industry working experience.  The Total Rewards package includes:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Attractive Bonus and Share options
• Career development with global prospects
• A strong commitment to safety and your wellbeing
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, and equal outcome
• SMART spending APP
• The opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Additional Information  

Foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship will not be considered. Full, unlimited Australian Working Rights required to apply.

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Posting Dates:

June 19, 2026 - July 4, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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