Solar Turbines
Weldor Journeyman
San Diego, California · Part-time
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Perform setup incidental for welding operations, working from blueprints, sketches, other authorized documents and/or oral instructions
- Perform surface preparation of parts such as cleaning, sanding, grinding, polishing and some assembly of parts
- Check own work for conformance to specifications
- Maintain good shop practices
- Ability to perform simple computer operations, work from digital prints
Requirements
- Experience welding with precision fixturing
- Ability to work overtime as needed
- Weld any gauge materials where welded areas are subject to high pressure or extreme stress and where care must be taken to prevent leaks and cracks
- Form and shape details, as required
- Must pass and maintain required certifications
- Use all necessary equipment, tools and materials required to perform work as a journeyman
- Must be able to climb and weld from ladders, scaffolds roofs, and in pits
- Must be able to pass multiple welder qualification tests
- Three (3) to five (5) years of GTAW welding experience
Compensation
- Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.
- Summary Pay Range:
Benefits
- This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
Company info
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
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