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Machinist - 2nd Shift - East Peoria Bldg KK - Full Time

Caterpillar Inc.•East Peoria, IL
•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar is hiring a Machinist at its East Peoria Building KK facility. The role operates, sets up, and adjusts automatic lathes to perform machining operations on miscellaneous parts. The work supports production of critical drivetrain components used in Caterpillar machines. Safety, integrity, teamwork, and quality are emphasized.

Requirements

  • Technical school education or an equivalent educational background in a mechanical or similar discipline.
  • Previous CNC or machine shop experience.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Strong commitment to safety and teamwork.

Nice To Haves

  • Awareness of Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain (5S).
  • Awareness of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

Responsibilities

  • Execute machining operations on N/C lathes, including complex combinations or limited combinations of operations close to tolerance.
  • Manually operate vertical turret lathes.
  • Adjust single-spindle automatic cutoff machines to perform cutoff and/or chamfer operations on barstock, tubing, and similar materials.
  • Apply safe working methods.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
  • 401(k) savings plan.
  • 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.

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