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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About SPM Oil & Gas:

SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.  

About The Role:
The Machinist I is responsible for setting up and operating conventional, special purpose, numerical control machines, and machining centers to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts. The position is expected to assist other Machinists while learning to work more independently. Work is closely supervised and follows routine standard processes.

Additional Information: 

• Relocation or sponsorship assistance is NOT available for this position. 

• Starting Pay: $19.85, can increase based on experience

• Schedule: Monday – Friday 2:30 PM CST - 11:00 PM CST

• Overtime based on business need

Essential Responsibilities:

• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpieces 
• Demonstrate the ability to follow the sequence of operations and setup requirements 
• Measures, marks, scribes dimensions, and reference points on material or workpieces as a guide for subsequent machining 
• Selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes and grinders 
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, depth and angle of cut 
• Enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media  
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, adjusting machine controls or control media as required  
• Verifies compliance of finished workpiece to specifications  
• Sets up and operates the machine on trial run to verify accuracy of the machine settings or the programmed control data  
• Fits and assembles parts into complete assembly 
• Verifies dimensions and alignment of assembly  
• Ability to identify worn tooling, installing replacement inserts, grind wheels and carbide cutters on equipment and maintains daily PM as required  
• Collaborates with engineers, production personnel, programmers or others to resolve machining or assembly problems 
• Experience with CNC controls: Fanuc, Mazatrol and Okuma OSP desired  
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Additional Requirements:

• Currently working on main campus at SPM Oil & Gas

• High school diploma with up to 3 months related workplace experience; or six months vocational/technical training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Demonstrate the ability to accurately complete all work-related documents 

• Understand basic operating principles for all plant machinery 

  Fluency in English (read, write, comprehend)                             

• Ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and deal with problems 

• Must have mechanical aptitude 

• Observe safety and security procedures

Physical Demands:

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear 

• Required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus 

• Must be able to wear protective footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the department 

Work Environment:

• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles 

• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions 

• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration 

• Noise Level: Moderate 

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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