Assembler

Solar Turbines; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Assembler in the United States (San Diego area) to lay out, join, form and install prefabricated parts and assemblies.

You will perform welding prep, brazing adhesive applications, and precision hand finishing to achieve tight tolerances, with responsibilities including surface prep, masking, and airflow testing. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and willingness to work any shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Willing to work any shift.
• Experience using hand tools and/or power tools.

Responsibilities

• Layout, assemble and install prefabricated sheet, tubular, machined, mechanical, and formed parts to build subassemblies and assemblies.
• Prepare mixtures of braze alloys and adhesives and apply to assemblies prior to furnace brazing.
• Hand finish machined parts to close tolerances using pneumatic pencil, bench and angle grinders.
• Prepare surfaces of parts prior to assembly, including cleaning, sanding and masking.
• Affix inserts and covers to segments and perform airflow testing.
• Identify materials, parts and assemblies as required.
• Shipping and receiving of components to and from customers and suppliers.

Skills

Hand tools

Power tools

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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

The Assembler will lay out, join, form, fasten, assemble, install and functionally check prefabricated sheet, tubular, machined, mechanical or formed parts and assemblies preparatory to, during and after welding, installation and during or after tool proofing. Load braze alloys; make and install core; and deburr such items as machined parts.

What You Will Do

• Work from written and verbal instructions to lay out, assemble and install prefabricated sheet, tubular, machined, mechanical, and formed parts to build up subassemblies and assemblies
• Prepare mixtures of braze alloys and adhesives and apply to various assemblies prior to furnace brazing. Prepare and apply proper stop off
• Hand finish machined and other parts and assemblies to close tolerances, involving varied contours, holes, radii, angles and flanges using pneumatic pencil, bench and angle grinders
• Prepare surfaces of parts and assemblies prior to assembly. Includes cleaning, sanding, and masking
• Affix inserts and covers to segments by poke tacking, perform airflow testing of segments
• Identify materials, parts and assemblies as required
• Shipping and receiving of components to and from our customers and suppliers

What You Have

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Willing to work any shift

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using hand tools and/or power tools

Summary Pay Range

$20.00 – $29.22

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

Visa Sponsorship

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 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. 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.

Posting Dates

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

Equal Opportunity

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