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Job Description:

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 the Role:

Plan sequence of operations, lay out work, set up and operate machine tools such as lathes, mills, boring mills, planers, shapers, duplicating machines, and grinders. Perform machining operations in construction and repair of machined facility parts, tools, developmental and experimental parts, or other related machine work.
 

What You Will Do:

• Provide product support, technical assistance to internal and external customers.

• Perform duties working from Shop Floor Information System, operation instruction sheets, assembly drawings, written and or oral instructions, and bills of material.

• Plan sequence of operations, lay out work, set up and operate machine tools such as, Lathes, Mills, EDM’s, boring mills and grinders.

• Perform machining operations in construction and repair of machined facility parts, tools, developmental and experimental parts, or other related machine work.

• Perform machining operations required in fabricating dies, jigs, gauges, fixtures, and for maintenance as requested. Perform machining operations from drawings, sketches, engineering drawings and oral instructions.

• Perform difficult and complex machining involving exacting and coordinated tolerances.

• Determine cutting tools to be used and methods of holding and aligning work.

• Improvise and adapt tooling, attachments, and other machining aids.

• Perform progressive machining operations as required.

• Plan and set up machine tools to fully utilize machine's capacity and minimize amount of machining and number of set-ups required.

• Check own work for conformance to specifications. Utilize a working knowledge and application of shop mathematics.

• Perform bench operations as required.

• Machine field tooling as required.

• Perform housekeeping duties and maintain a safe and clean working environment.

What You Have:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

• Master Machinist journeyman card OR minimum of 8 years of machining experience

• Experience with lathe, mill, surface grinder, VTL, jig bore, proto trek controls, knee mills & bed mills

• GD&T experience

• 3, 4, and 5 Axis machining experience would be a plus

• Must be willing to work any shift

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong Math Skills

• Experience working with many materials (Haynes, Hastex, Waspaloy, Chromemoly)

Summary Pay Range:

$26.00 - $45.85

Compensation and benefits 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

• Sign-on Bonus

        * These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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.

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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