Engineering Support Department
The last piece of the puzzle is our Engineering Support Department (ESD), the team that manages the product’s entire life from launch to obsolescence. They are an integral part of our continuous product improvement as they learn everyday from the field and can bring valuable learnings on situations happening after the launch of the product.
What I love about my job is that it is definitely not monotonous. Every day I deal with something different, my projects are very varied as we have to manage over 3200 product references, 15 000 spare parts and 2600 accessories. We need knowledge in air tools, electric tools and even hydraulic tools!
They disseminate technical knowledge in many ways:
- By being directly accessible to those “in the field”, they are able to resolve some situations by sharing their know-how via phone or emails
- By creating and maintaining all our technical manuals and documentation. They make sure information is easy to read and understandable, available in 28 different languages and that documents are kept up to date.
- By providing certificates of origin and conformity for customers, or for some countries with specific regulations.
- By creating « Expert Corner » content or maintenance videos, which are available on our website cp.com
