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.

About SPM Oil & Gas

SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.

Job summary:

The Iron Technician I provides assembly and testing of various mechanical components in the oil and gas industry.

Shift Hours: Typical shift pattern is Monday through Friday 4:00pm-12:30am. Please note overtime is available as business demands.

Starting Pay: $20.20 base pay with $1.00 shift differential per hour during first 40 hours worked and $1.50 shift differential per hour during overtime worked. Base pay can be adjusted with experience.

What you will do:

At SPM Oil & Gas, our primary objective is to provide our customers with excellent engineering solutions through our products and superior customer service

Process incoming iron starts to finish.  Able to accept equipment from delivery, recertify equipment, load equipment for delivery, complete all associate paperwork, perform quality check, and manage inventory (without supervision) 

Understand customer requirements throughout the entire refurbishment of flow control product to produce high quality product

Clean, strip and inspect all required flow control components

Prepare flow control products for Gauging, Ultra Sonic, and MPI inspections

Disassemble of flow control products per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Provides proper care and maintenance of all shop tools, equipment, and work area

Exhibit and always advocate exemplary safety culture

Perform additional duties as assigned

What you will have:

Three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Demonstrate consistency, accountability, reliability, and solid work ethic

Ability to operate hand tools such as hammers and screw drivers

Working knowledge of oil and gas equipment

What You Will Get:

40-hour work week with potential for overtime

80 hours of vacation with additional paid time off

Most national holidays off with pay

100% 401K match up to 6% 

Health, dental, vision, disability & life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Local & national discounts! 

Physical Demands: 

Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear

Required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Must be able to wear protective footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the department

Work Environment: 

Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles

Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions

Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration

Noise Level: Moderate  

Relocation assistance 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.   

About Caterpillar  

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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:

September 16, 2024 - September 20, 2024

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

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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