Welder Apprentice

Career Area: Manufacturing & Supply Chain Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World! Whether it be groundbreaking products, 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. At Caterpillar - North Little Rock, Arkansas, we take pride in working together to safely build quality Motor Graders, Medium Wheel Loaders, Cold Planers and Rotary Mixers that enhance our customer’s productivity and utility of Caterpillar machines. We strive for excellence in manufacturing providing the best quality products to our customers and want you to help make it happen! For more information about the Caterpillar – North Little Rock facility visit us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/CaterpillarNorthLittleRock. Job Description: As a Welder/Fabricator at Caterpillar – North Little Rock you will be part of a dedicated team in the fabrication of Motor Grader and Medium Wheel Loader products that help our customers build a better world! Inside the 725,000 square-foot air-conditioned facility you will work with a team of fabricators and manufacturing engineers to complete daily build requirements. Day-to-day tasks include movement of structures utilizing an overhead crane, loading frames into tack welding or robotic stations, robot preparation & finish welding and adding necessary hardware attachment to each structure. Caterpillar – North Little Rock utilizes a variety of welding processes within the facility. We have 15 robotic welding cells and over 30 different weld stations to complete daily builds. As a fabricator the main welding process is 0.052” GMAW (MIG) in the 1G/2G & 1F/2F positions. In addition, GTAW (TIG) and Stud Welding are utilized in some weld stations. Candidates must pass the following Welder Qualification Tests at the completion of a Caterpillar provided 5-Week Weld School: 1. 0.052” GMAW – 2F – 8mm – Single Pass 2. 0.052” GMAW – 2F – 10mm – Multi-Pass 3. 0.052” GMAW – 2G – 25mm – Multi-Pass Basic Qualifications: • Basic Knowledge of Welding Fundamentals • Available to work from 5:00AM to 3:00PM during the introductory training period (5-Weeks in Weld School & 4-Weeks OJT) Top Candidates Will Also Have: • Welding experience and/or successful completion of a Technical or Trade School Welding Course • Ability to Work Safely & Wear Required Personal Protective Equipment • Experience utilizing GMAW, GTAW & Carbon Arc Gouging processes • Ability to Complete an 8mm – 2F, 10mm – 2F & 25mm – 2G Weld Qualification Test utilizing 0.052” GMAW weld process • Ability to Follow Standard Work Instructions • Ability to Read Blueprints • Ability to Work Overtime to Support Production Demands Physical Requirements • Ability to sit, kneel, squat, or stand for prolonged periods • Ability to climb, work from and descend ladders/platforms/steps • Ability to perform repetitive operations • Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. Perks and Extra Details: • As a welder the starting pay is $19.00 per hour. • Overtime is available, based on business need. • You’ll have the opportunity for pay increases annually based on performance. • You’ll have the opportunity for a quarterly bonus. • Day One Benefits! We offer a total rewards package that provides medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K for all employees. • Additional benefits include paid vacation days, holidays, personal time off (PTO) and a paid volunteer day (prorated based upon hire date). • If interested, opportunity to transfer to first shift is based on performance, attendance, and business need after 6 months. • Potential to advance your career into operations leadership and other advanced manufacturing jobs. • Safety is a top priority. We provide all personal protective equipment: o Welding Hoods, Jackets & Gloves, o Metatarsal guard steel-toe boots, o Safety glasses & hearing protection o Uniform Shirts and Pants. Other Considerations • 1st Shift – Full Time • 5AM – 3PM, Monday through Thursday • Saturday overtime production hours can be expected 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. 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. 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. There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

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