Date Posted: May 7, 2025
Deadline: May 22, 2025
Organization: Caterpillar Inc.
Location: Greenwood
City: Hodges, SC
Website: View Website
Job Type: Full Time
Wages/Salary: $27.30 - $34.70 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. 3rd shift positions receive an additional $1.50 per hour night shift premium.
Requirements:
Associates degree in Mechatronics or equivalent experience in an industrial maintenance experience
Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge and application of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site
About Large Power Systems Division (LPSD):
We design and manufacture the most comprehensive lineup of large diesel and natural gas engines in the industry, as well as engine components and powertrains.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team at the Hodges, SC facility. The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems and processes. This role requires a proactive individual who can complete preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines, etc.
What you will do (includes but not limited to):
- Carry out preventive maintenance:
- Analyzing and effecting improvements on facilities because of observations made during preventive maintenance.
- Participating in regularly scheduled maintenance stops.
- Carry out corrective maintenance:
- analyze the malfunction and propose, then put into effect, the best solution. When a repair is done, the incumbent should inform the supervisor and/or production about availability of the equipment and immediately give the repair done.
- The incumbent records immediately the incident encountered in the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
- Help maintenance agents and exterior companies as necessary, carrying out an intervention on-site, in agreement with supervisor.
- Be able to find technical information and contact external suppliers directly.
- Participate in smooth functioning of the spare parts storeroom.
Basic Qualifications:
- Associates degree in Mechatronics or equivalent experience in an industrial maintenance experience
- Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge and application of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site
Top Candidates will also have:
- Preventative maintenance and repairs on various manufacturing and facilities equipment (pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, conveyor, HVAC systems, fire systems, etc.)
- Experience working in a foundry (Hodges is a cast iron foundry) is preferred
- Previous experience using Microsoft Office, ACAD, E-drawing, QAD, and Llumin is preferred
- Ability to read blueprints and schematics
- Usage on manual, electrical, and pneumatic tools for repairs and diagnostics.
Additional Information:
- 3rd shift hours are Sunday- Thursday 10PM- 6:30AM.
- Weekend 1st shift hours are Friday-Sunday 6AM- 6:30PM.
- Weekend 3rd shift hours are Friday-Sunday 6PM- 6:30AM.
- Weekend shift works 36 hours but is paid for 40 hours.
- Starting pay for the position is $27-31/hr. depending on experience and education.
- Night shift positions will come with an additional hourly premium.
- Benefits are effective on your 1st day of employment.
- This is an on-site position in Hodges, SC.
- 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.
Weekend 1st shift hours are Friday-Sunday 6AM- 6:30PM.
Weekend 3rd shift hours are Friday-Sunday 6PM- 6:30AM.
Phone screen with the Recruiter (30 mins)
Interview and facility tour on-site with hiring team (60 mins)
108 Corporate Court
Hodges, SC 29653
United States
Our organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or disability.