Career Area:
Operations
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.
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
At the Caterpillar facility in Victoria Texas, we take pride in working together to safely build quality attachments that enhance the productivity and utility of Caterpillar machines, equipping them for a wide range of tasks and operating requirements. 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 100 Year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
As a Specialty Technician – Shop Support, you will perform a variety of advanced production (machine operating) duties while adhering to Caterpillar’s core values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment, and sustainability. Specialty Technicians will effectively interact and communicate with facility management, manufacturing engineers, and production employees to help ensure and improve processes within the facility. We offer a competitive hourly wage of $18.55 per hour with room for growth.
Day to day, as a Specialty Technician, you will work with raw materials (steel) while operating overhead cranes setting specialty parts into production machine centers (MVR) while verifying parts to pre-programmed data. Your day will also include housekeeping of your production center at beginning and end of shift, as well as material movements using mobile equipment.
As a Caterpillar Specialty Technician in Victoria, TX you will:
Successful candidates must bring (Basic Qualifications):
Top Candidates will bring (Preferred):
Additional Details:
Compensation:$18.55 an hour + Quarterly Gainsharing Bonus
Compensation Growth: Pay increases are based on skills and performance, as well as an annual opportunity for a merit increase
Shift: First Shift
Hours: 07:00AM-03:30PM, with overtime as available or required
Location: Victoria, TX
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status: however, 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
Visit Caterpillar.com/Victoria to learn more about Caterpillar Victoria- our team, the work we do, the products we make, the facility and our community.
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This Job Description is intended as a general guide to job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Summary Pay Range:
$18.55 - $24.05
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:
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
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.
Posting Dates:
July 2, 2025 - July 16, 2025
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.
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