Machine Repair Technician — 2nd/3rd Shift

Caterpillar; Mapleton (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) savings plan

Wellness programs

Career development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar is hiring a Machine Repair Mechanic for our Mapleton Foundry. You will inspect equipment, plan repairs, read blueprints, and lay out work. You will assemble gears, bearings, and shafts, operating drills, lathes, mills, grinders, and cutting machines on 2nd or 3rd shift.

Starting pay is $35.81/hr plus $1.00 shift differential. Benefits include health insurance, PTO, holidays, and a 401(k) plan. Equal opportunity employer with safety as a core value.

Qualifications

• Pass a 2-hour skills exam.
• 3–5 years maintenance experience.
• Be able to work near high voltage electricity, molten metal, heavy equipment, gases, moving machinery, high above the floor and in confined areas.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance pipefitting on all equipment.
• Changes, sets up, and adjusts equipment as required.
• Lubricates or directs others to lubricate equipment.
• Uses all common and precision checking equipment, laser equipment, and portable power tools.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains pumps.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical background

Welding

Education

Technical degree/diploma

Tools

Welding equipment

Machine shop equipment

Job description

Caterpillar is hiring a Machine Repair Mechanic for our Mapleton Foundry. You will inspect equipment, plan repairs, read blueprints, and lay out work. You will assemble gears, bearings, and shafts, operating drills, lathes, mills, grinders, and cutting machines on 2nd or 3rd shift.

Starting pay is $35.81/hr plus $1.00 shift differential. Benefits include health insurance, PTO, holidays, and a 401(k) plan. Equal opportunity employer with safety as a core value.