Physical Asset Inventory Specialist - Power Systems
Milton CAT
Milford, Massachusetts
The Physical Asset Inventory Specialist supports inventory oversight across the Power Systems business, including Rental, Marine, Industrial, EPG, and Data Center segments.
Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000 annually
For the Rental fleet, the Inventory Technical Specialist is directly responsible for readiness, compliance, and lifecycle management, ensuring assets are properly maintained, tested, documented, and available to support service, sales, and major customer projects. This includes hands-on coordination across maintenance, repair, inventory control, and rental project support functions.
Reporting to the Commercial Operations & Asset Manager, the Inventory Technical Specialist partners closely with Service, Sales, and Operations to maintain high fleet availability, reduce downtime, and ensure equipment meets internal standards and customer requirements across all supported inventory segments.
Direct Reports: None
Travel: Monthly travel rotating between select branches (Batavia NY, North Syracuse NY, Clifton Park NY, Londonderry NH, Richmond VT, Brewer ME, Scarborough ME).
- Track, Report, and enforce CAT Inspect compliance and drive Return-to-Ready performance ensuring fleet availability, data accuracy, and adherence to Caterpillar standards.
- Lead weekly shop coordination meetings with Shop Managers to set priority levels, track scheduling, approvals, and execution.
- Track and manage overhauls and large repair projects from initiation through completion.
- Review Customer Service Reports (CSRs) for Billing Accuracy and Warranty Validation.
- Maintain real-time visibility of fleet status, including return-to-ready, testing completion, and availability.
- Develop and maintain documented technical procedures, ensuring they are current and readily accessible to technicians as needed.
- Manage bulk inventory, including cables, pigtails, fittings, and accessories, ensuring items are inspected, accurately counted, properly organized, and ready for deployment.
- Provide technical support for the Rental Sales Team.
- Manage specialized tooling for Rental Assets, ensuring availability, condition, and proper use.
- Support Sales with inventory sourcing, equipment availability, and damage assessments.
- Coordinate equipment allocation and support the Rental Sales team on Rentals and projects as needed.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Act as a liaison between Service, Sales, and Operations to ensure smooth execution and communication.
- Identify recurring issues and support continuous improvement initiatives related to fleet reliability and turnaround time.
- Maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to fleet condition and readiness.
- Work safely at all times. Adhere to all applicable safety policies and comply with all company procedures and standards.
- Promote a safety-first mindset and relay customer-specific safety requirements to appropriate team members.
- Work within and promote corporate values.
- Strong working knowledge of rental equipment operations, maintenance, and repair processes.
- Technical understanding of generators, compressors, and/or temperature control equipment.
- Ability to manage large asset populations and complex maintenance workflows.
- Strong organizational, tracking, and follow-through skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Service, Parts, Sales, and Operations teams.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, drive results, and maintain attention to detail.
- Appropriate manners, conduct, and grooming in accordance with company policy.
Education and Experience:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business, technical, or related field preferred.
- Minimum of three years of experience in rental operations, inventory management, fleet management, or service coordination.
- Current driver’s license.
- Must be able to effectively communicate (speak, read, comprehend, and write) in English.
job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign similar duties.
Resumes that are mailed, emailed or hand-delivered to Milton CAT or any employee will not be considered. You must apply online. A background check and drug test are required as part of our pre-employment process.
Milton CAT is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Applicants receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. We base all employment decisions to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. EEO/AA employer. Milton CAT is a Drug-Free workplace.
About the Company
Milton CAT
Milton CAT is the Caterpillar Dealer for the Northeast region of the United States. Our territory includes Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and upstate New York.
We are a private company, founded in 1960, owned by the family who started the business fifty years ago. Since those early days, Milton CAT has grown to 12 locations, and over 1,000 employees. We're consistently named one of the world's top CAT dealers in terms of sales volume and we're well-known for our progressive practices. In addition to the complete range of Caterpillar equipment, we also sell and service several other top brands that complement the Caterpillar brand.
The company has two main divisions; Earthmoving and Power Systems.
The Earthmoving Division sells, rents and supports machinery and work tools for segments that include the construction, landscaping, forestry, mining, quarry, crushing and screening and municipal sectors.
The Power Systems Division sells, rents and supports power generators and air compressors, and has a specialized engineering group that develops customized power systems. Those Milton CAT locations close to water have a marine focus; an industrial group markets engines to manufacturers to power their own machines and the on-highway truck engine business is an important component for all our locations. Our Power Systems service technicians also work on bus and mobile home engines and they support natural gas distribution working at pipeline compressor stations.
Milton CAT is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Applicants receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. We base all employment decisions to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. EEO/AA employer. Milton CAT is a Drug-Free workplace.