2nd & 3rd Shift - Full Time

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Secure job assignment and partial instruction for complex work, facilities and materials.

• Plan sequence of operations including welding procedures.

• Identify pieces, parts sub-assemblies, weldments and other materials.

• Position and align manually, with jib or overhead crane, work pieces composed of limited number of components and working to detailed drawings also using jacks, clamps, jigs, fixtures, templates, layout tools such as surface gauges, tram points, calipers, combination set, wedges, blocks, etc. and assemble parts and clamp, bolt or tack weld, weld, layout or burn, air arc, etc. established work.

• Assemble weldments into complete structures.

• Select electrodes, set welding machine properly and apply weld in any position on all materials to obtain properly and apply weld in any position on all materials to obtain proper penetration, appearance and size of weld.

• Clean off slag, checking weld for undercutting, size and cracks include dress welds.

• Perform above operations on pieces, parts, weldments and structural assemblies, such as fabricated plates, bars, sheets, angles, channels, castings, platforms, stairways, railings, quarry, stripper and drill houses, A-frames, booms, dippers, drill derrick heads and other work of similar complexity

Required Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of fitting experience.

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in production environment.

• Three (3) to five (5) years of welding experience, preferably FCAW on heavy plate.

• Must pass a minimum of three (3) welder qualification weld tests using FCAW large diameter wire in many positions.

• Must pass 3 welder qualification tests and 2 structural fitter qualification tests

Experience welding with:

• Heavy plate experience with 1" or greater.

• 3/32 flux core wire (1/16 or 0.052 experience is acceptable).

• Back gouging, multi pass welding.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Ability to read blueprints.

• Ability to read a tape measure

• Ability to read a level

• Ability to operate a gantry crane

• Ability to operate an overhead crane

• Ability to overhead weld

• Ability to work well individually and in a team environment.

• Ability to work overtime to support production demands.

Additional Information:

• This position is located at the Caterpillar manufacturing facility located in South Milwaukee, WI.

• 2nd & 3rd shift position - Full Time

• Pay is $31.53 plus shift premium of $0.70 for working 2nd shift and $0.80 for working 3rd shift

• No relocation assistance is available.

$2000 Sign On & Retention Bonus available!!!!

Why Caterpillar South Milwaukee?

• Competitive Hourly Pay with Shift Differential (.70/hour 2nd shift.80/hour 3rd shift)

• All Positions are Full-Time =

• Bonuses for New Hires and Referrals

• Paid Vacation and Holidays

• Bereavement, Jury Duty, Military Duty Paid Benefits, Parental Leave

• Benefits Effective Date of Hire - Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)

• 401k with 6% Company Match

• Company Discounts and Voluntary Benefits

• Annual Employee Rewards Program

• Annual Lump Sum Payment

• Recognition Programs

• Employee Assistance Program (includes eligible dependents)

• Adoption Assistance Program

• Company Provided PPE such as Safety Glasses (includes prescription safety glasses), Safety Boot Reimbursement

• Company Provided Uniforms and Caps

• Uniform Lockers, Personal Lockers, Showers

• Lunchroom with Self-Service Canteen

Please ensure you frequently check the email account you provided on your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method in our recruiting process.

Caterpillar 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. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers