3Rd Shift Maintenance Technician (Lpsd)

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Job Description:

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Position Information:

• 3rd shift hours are Sunday-Thursday 10:00 PM- 6:30 AM.
• Benefits available on Day 1.
• The incumbent will be offered a $2,500 sign-on bonus ($1,000 after 30 days and $1,500 after 6 months).

Job Summary:

Caterpillar in Hodges is hiring a Maintenance Technician for the 3rd shift. The incumbent is responsible for the day-to-day troubleshooting and preventative/ predictive maintenance. The incumbent acts as a material handling technician on all equipment that is installed at a specific site location.

Job Responsibilities, include 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:

• A minimum of 3 years of industrial maintenance experience (reactive and preventative)
• Must be able to evaluate, analyze, and troubleshoot equipment failures and perform root cause corrective action to prevent reoccurrence

Top Candidates will also have:

• Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic maintenance
• PLC experience (Siemens)
• Experience working in a foundry
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

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Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.

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 .

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Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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