Welder 1- 3Rd Shift

Are you ready to build what matters? Build More Than Machines. Build a Career.

Caterpillar is looking for candidates that want to build a career. You have a lot to offer, so we offer a commitment in return to you as a professional – and as a person. We offer competitive wages, quarterly bonus, comprehensive benefits that begins on Day ONE and paid training.

At Caterpillar we value commitment, and we reward you with an opportunity to earn a 5% attendance premium each day you are on time.

What this looks like (starts after 90 days):

• 3rd shift: $22.76/hour (includes 8% shift premium) up to $23.81/hour with attendance premium applied

On your 1st day you will receive 40 hours of Paid Time Off and will earn an additional 60 hours of Paid Time Off during your 1st year!

We don’t lead our industry - our people do. Watch our video to see our team build top-of-the-line excavators and tractors.

As a Welder at Caterpillar you will:

• Perform routine maintenance (wire change, tip/nozzle change)
• Performing in station repair on defective welds utilizing carbon air arc process, grinders, etc.
• Clearing common robotic welding system faults
• Follows documented procedures standard work, routings, and blueprints to perform safe and defect free operations to create and machine components.
• Uses various tools provided in the work area to perform welding duties including but not limited to:- Operating robotic and manual MIG weld machines.
• Inspecting own work including quality checks utilizing weld and attribute gauges and other measuring tools.
• Responsible for process and final inspections .
• Follows and utilizes CPS principles of 5S, Continuous Improvement Idea Reporting, Waste Elimination, and Standard Work.
• Mechanical job duties may include: - Use of lifting devices to move heavy components of weights of more than 35 lbs to position heavy fabricated metal components in weld fixtures.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have some welding operation experience.
• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to perform repetitive operations.

Top candidates will also have:

• Microsoft office applications experience (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to function as part of a team and be multi-trained
• Ability to be a contributing team member
• Blueprint reading experience
• Effective communications skills

Additional Information:

Resumes are highly encouraged. Please do not submit a blank application (no work history or resume attached) as this may lead to disqualification.

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Here you earn more than just an hourly wage. We offer a total rewards package that provides Day ONE benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a quarterly bonus. Additional benefits include paid holidays and paid time off.

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O