Maintenance Mechanic-6

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Maintenance Mechanic Caterpillar Morton Distribution Center 2nd Shift (Monday-Friday 3 PM-11 PM) Starting Pay: $35.81 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential.

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career Caterpillar has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Mechanic at our Morton Distribution Center! Join our world-class team and help maintain the systems and equipment that drive our operations.

Why Caterpillar

We offer competitive pay starting at $35.81 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential. This is a full-time role with comprehensive benefits including health insurance paid time off paid holidays 401K matching and more.

What You Will Do

As a Maintenance Mechanic you will use your skills to perform a variety of maintenance and repair tasks on plant facilities and equipment ensuring smooth operation and minimizing downtime. Key responsibilities include:

• Adjusting installing fabricating repairing and maintaining equipment like piping systems machine drives power conveyors motors and cranes.
• Performing on-site repairs of hydraulic systems jigs fixtures and tooling.
• Utilizing machine tools welding cutting soldering and other technical skills to complete jobs.
• Diagnosing mechanical malfunctions and determining corrective procedures.
• Using precision checking tools such as lasers and portable power tools for precise alignments.
• Working from sketches and blueprints to design lay out and fabricate special parts and equipment.

What Were Looking For

Ideal candidates will bring a strong mechanical background and hands-on experience in a variety of maintenance tasks. Basic qualifications include:

• 3-5 years of maintenance experience in a similar environment.
• Ability to pass a 2-hour Ramsay skills test.
• Proficiency in welding cutting soldering and brazing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents such as blueprints sketches and diagrams.

Physical Requirements

This position involves working near high-voltage electricity molten metal heavy equipment and in confined or elevated spaces. Physical fitness is essential to safely perform these tasks with or without reasonable accommodations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical degree or diploma in a related field.
• Machine shop experience and a strong mechanical aptitude.

What You Will Receive

At Caterpillar we value our employees and offer a range of benefits to ensure your well-being including:

• Paid vacation time and personal time
• 9 paid holidays & 2 floating holidays
• Day one medical dental vision RX (Medical Prescriptions) (get all starting as low as $38.00/month!
• Caterpillar matches 75% of your contribution up to 6% of your base pay and incentive pay for 401K
• 80 Hours of Paid Parental Leave available
• Free preventive health exams and testing
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Offers additional resources recognition and discount programs
• Opportunity for overtime hours/shifts
• Education tuition assistance after 1 year of employment
• Employee led engagement teams

Pre-Employment Requirements

All successful candidates must pass the following pre-employment screenings before joining the team:

• Background screening.
• Drug screening.
• Post-offer medical questionnaire and clearance from Corporate Medical

Additional Information

• Full benefits
• Starting salary is $35.81 plus $1.00per hour shift differential
• Positionis located inMorton Illinois
• This position is on 2nd shift (Monday-Friday 3pm-11pm)
• No relocation reimbursement is offered

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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 is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Caterpillar is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

Your work ethic commitment to quality and eagerness to learn will help our customers do work that matters. Apply now!

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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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.

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