Job Description

Overview

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Associate Overhaul Technician to join their global team focused on building sustainable communities through innovation and problem-solving. The role involves the assembly of overhauled turbomachinery products while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform assembly or disassembly of Solar’s Taurus 70, Mars, and Titan 130 stationary sub-assemblies.
  • Work from standard work instructions, engineering drawings, and oral instructions.
  • Recognize the need for Engineering support when procedures do not work.
  • Embrace safety culture and identify safety improvements.
  • Collaborate with team members and Engineering to solve technical problems.
  • Maintain training binder and records.
  • Perform material routing and movement of turbine and hardware.
  • Report and record discrepancies and incidents.
  • Maintain records and documentation per the Quality Management System.
  • Use precision measuring instruments and shop equipment.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
  • Support production needs and continuous improvement projects.
  • Attend and participate in team meetings.
  • Work required hours to meet production and customer needs.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with precision measuring equipment.
  • Operate shop and material handling equipment.
  • Perform rework as necessary.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or trade school certificate.
  • Minimum two years hands-on mechanical/turbomachinery experience.
  • Minimum two years experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to operate shop equipment and precision measuring instruments.
  • Previous mechanical experience and familiarity with hand tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and work specifications.
  • Flexibility to change shifts during peak production times.
  • Ability to lift/move parts weighing up to 25 lbs.
  • Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new software.
  • Proven ability to maintain an excellent attendance record.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships.
  • Self-driven with the ability to balance concurrent tasks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Lifestyle Programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
  • Career Development
  • Incentive bonus
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • This position requires working onsite five days a week.
  • Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Career Development
Incentive bonus
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement

How this job compares in DeSoto, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 487 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in DeSoto, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in DeSoto, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Solar Turbines currently has 5 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near DeSoto, TX

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