Early Career Welder - Decatur, IL
About this role
Job title: Early Career Welder - Decatur, IL
About the Role Early Career Welder – Decatur, IL is an entry-level welding position at Caterpillar's Decatur facility. As a Fabrication Specialist Trainee, you will build on your training to set up, operate and adjust manual and/or automatic welding equipment to perform welding operations in all positions. This role emphasizes safety, quality, and collaboration to support production.
What You'll Do
- Perform manual finish welding operations on plain and alloy steels in all positions
- Operate robotic welding equipment
- Follow documented procedures and standard work to perform safe and defect free operations
- Perform carbon arc cutting and gouging
- Sanding may be required to dress welds
- Use of jib and overhead crane to manually position work pieces
What We're Looking For
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