Assembly Technician – 2nd Shift (+$1/hr) Benefits

Caterpillar Brazil; Peoria (IL); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

FSAs

Career development

Incentive bonus

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. currently seeks personnel for a 1st or 2nd shift in East Peoria, offering supplemental pay of $23.22 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential.

The role involves assembling, testing, reworking and repairing machine components, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements. The position requires ability to read prints, use gauges for quality inspection, and basic experience in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment or demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Previous Assembly Experience in manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read prints and use gauges for Quality Inspection.

Responsibilities

• Assembling / testing, reworking and repairing machine components.
• Performing production based on schedule and continuously improving process efficiency.
• Ensuring adherence to Standard Work Sheet to achieve quality products and avoid quality issues.
• Participating in pre‑shift Process Improvement Dialogue (PID) & Continuous Improvement (CI), raising, submitting issues and suggestions, and following up requirements from supervisor.
• Providing timely reports to operation supervisor or team lead on material availability and equipment downtime.
• Identifying specification gaps and root causes and making adjustments to meet engineering test specifications.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. currently seeks personnel for a 1st or 2nd shift in East Peoria, offering supplemental pay of $23.22 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential.

The role involves assembling, testing, reworking and repairing machine components, with opportunities to contribute to process improvements. The position requires ability to read prints, use gauges for quality inspection, and basic experience in a manufacturing environment.