Sheet Metal Mechanic

Solar Turbines; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a skilled assembler/fabricator for diverse parts and assemblies in our San Diego area operations. The role involves layout, fabrication, assembly, and mockups from engineering drawings and travelers, with an emphasis on precise fit and finish.

Responsibilities include setting up welding equipment, performing reworks, and assisting weld engineers in procedures. Must read blueprints and operate hand and power tools. Competitive benefits and stability offered.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read blue prints.
• Must be able to use hand/power tools.
• Must be able to use precision measuring tools.
• Must be able to work any shift.

Responsibilities

• Perform layout, fabrication, assembly, and mockup of diversified parts and assemblies.
• Set up and operate resistance welding equipment.
• Repairs, reworks and alterations of fixtures and tooling as needed.
• Follow written and oral instructions and company specifications.
• Assist engineers and fabricators in developing procedures and manufacturing methods.

Skills

Read blue prints

Use hand tools

Use power tools

Precision measuring tools

Work any shift

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Protractors

Pi tape

Height gauges

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.

Career Area

Operations

About the Role

To perform layout, mockup fabrication, resistance welding and assembly of diversified types of assigned parts, subassemblies and assemblies.

What You Will Do

• Perform layout, fabrication, assembly, and mockup of diversified types of parts, subassemblies, and assemblies of an assigned project, working from interpreting experimental work assignments, work orders, travelers, Solar and customer engineering prints, specifications, drawings, sketches, lofting information, and other oral and written instructions. Recommend sequence of operations and methods necessary to complete fabrication or assembly assignments.
• Work with or without the benefit of tooling, planning, and engineering information.
• Perform any operation before or after machining and welding required to fabricate and assemble all types of parts and assemblies including those which involve difficult configurations and critical coordination of component parts and assemblies. Make layout necessary to establish locations of parts, trim lines bosses, hole and flange patterns, where dimensions and fittings are exacting, requiring the use of mathematics to calculate dimensions. Make layouts on flat and formed sheet metal parts and trim, form, bend, and roll difficult shapes making allowances for metal distortion.
• Recommend materials, tooling and set up and utilize the type of hand, machine forming, and assembly tools and equipment required to accomplish the fabrication task. Alter and adopt standard tooling to locate and assemble parts and materials or improvise temporary tooling and production aids.
• Recommend sequence of operations and recommend layout, fabricate, assemble, repair, rework, and alter all types of fixtures and fixture subassemblies, with or without adequate tooling and complete fabrication information, working from Company specifications, blueprints, sketches, and written and oral instructions and in accordance with shop practice.
• Set up and operate all types of resistance welding equipment to perform any operation within the capacity of the machine. Load jigs and fixtures as necessary to perform work. Check weld in process by making a sample etch, cutting and polishing sample, as required.
• Clean tips, rolls and grease roll shaft and bearing as required during run.
• Assist weld engineer in developing procedures by setting up and operating resistance welding equipment following oral and/or written instructions and making simple tryout specimens for their analysis.
• Perform any operation before or after welding required to fabricate all types of developmental or production brazing fixtures including those involving complex contours.
• Trim, bend, form and roll sheet metal parts and bar stock. Adapt standard tooling to locate and assemble parts and materials and may improvise production aids to assist in accomplishing the above operations. May layout and fabricate sheet metal products for maintenance, such as splash guards, coolant pans and tanks, catch tanks, etc.
• Layout, fabricate and assemble special field service tools as ordered by Solar and/or customers.
• Perform rework, repair, and overhaul wherein the operations are essentially the same level of difficulty as required for the operations described herein.
• Perform work of Assembler, as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Ability to read blue prints
• Must be able to use hand/power tools (drills, hammer, wrenches, saws etc.)
• Must be able to use precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, protractors, thermometers, Pi tape, height and depth gauges etc.)
• Must be able to work any shift

Preferred Qualifications

• Fabrication experience
• Experience working with sheet metal

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.

Summary Pay Range

$21.00 - $35.42

Compensation and benefits offered 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

• 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
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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.