Production Welder - 3rd Shift

Career Area:

Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Job Description:

**NOW HIRING! Welders- 3rd Shift 10:00PM-6:00AM CST**

Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products offering critical infrastructure machines, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

What we offer:

• Compensation: $28-30.00HR + Shift Differential of $1.25HR

• Day 1 benefits- health, dental, life insurance and additional

• 13 days/104 hours vacation annually (accrued)

• Paid holidays

• Paid winter holiday closure (additional as production allows)

• ​Paid floating holiday (1) and 1 volunteer day

• 401K with match up to 6%

• Performance bonus eligible (up to 10% of salary)

• Career development Opportunities across Caterpillar

• Cafeteria with weekly menu and 24 hour deli

• Employee engagement events

• Must pass a MIG- AWS weld test as part of the pre-hire process as noted below. Testing details available.

What To Expect
As a CAT Welder, you will be a member of a dynamic team of solid professional welders. Interpret metric drawings that use Geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T) to setup fixtures, tack and weld components in horizontal and flat positions using welding gun, cutting torches, carbon arc and other fabrication tools (i.e grinder, chisel, tip cleaner) This position requires the ability to complete and pass an American Weld Society (AWS) certification prior to hire as part of the pr-employment/pre-hire process. Our Welders will read fabrication blueprint/engineering drawings to determine next course of work. Whether you are growing your career, or starting your career- we want you!

Basic Qualifications

• Welding experience or in the process of completing a welding trade/technical degree

• Ability to read fabrication blueprints/engineering drawings

• Ability to complete and pass American Weld Society (AWS) certification as part of the pre-hire process onsite at CAT- BP

• Resume attachment or completed application work history required

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Heavy crane equipment experience

• Experience with basic fabrication hand tools and equipment (i.e. grinder, chisel, tip cleaner)

• Experience with cutting torches and/or carbon arc (gouging)

• Understanding of geometric dimension and tolerances (GD&T)

• Ability to read standard work, prints, and write continuous improvement cards

• Ability to utilize computers for production transactions

• Understanding of the metric measurement systems

Environment:

• Limited exposure to welding fumes and noise levels of 85db or greater

• Work in environment with frequently changing temperatures

• Work in tight spaces 

• Required Personal Protective Equipment: hearing protection, safety glasses, steel toed/metatarsal foot gear, head protection and welder protection

Additional Information

Shift: 3rd Shift – 10:00PM – 06:00AM CST

Location: Brooklyn Park, MN

Compensation: $28-30.00 HR +

Hourly Shift Differential: $1.25HR

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a monthly bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

Work Environment

• Exposure to welding fumes

• Noise levels of 85db or greater

• Operate overhead cranes, jib cranes and hoists

• Lift up to 35lbs frequently

• Work at multiple heights

• Climb on equipment, machines, ladders, man lifts and various step stools

• Stand for a minimum of 8 hour shifts with minimal breaks

• Work in environment with frequently changing temperatures

• Exposure to magnets that may impact medical devices

• Kneel, squat, and crawl on knees

• Work in awkward positions, including forward reach, lateral reach, squat, overhead reaching, twisting and forward head and rotation of neck.

• Work in tight spaces

• Repetitive grasping, pushing, pulling rotating

• Use of fine motor skills

• Use of hand tools including welder, grinder, air tools, pliers, reamers, etc.

• Required Personal Protective Equipment: hearing protection, safety glasses, steel toed/metatarsal foot gear, and protective welding clothing and equipment including jackets, chaps, helmet, grinding shield, etc.

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.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here .

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EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here .