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Overview

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Associate Rotating Technician for the 2nd shift to assemble overhauled turbomachinery products. The role involves ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency in production while working collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform assembly of small body rotating components according to safety, quality, velocity, and cost standards.
  • Work from standard work instructions, engineering drawings, and oral instructions.
  • Recognize the need for Engineering support when procedures are inadequate.
  • 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 sub-assemblies in compliance with procedures.
  • Report and record discrepancies and incidents using standard applications.
  • Ensure proper documentation of assembly or repairs per the Quality Management System.
  • Use precision measuring instruments, hand and power tools, and shop equipment.
  • Maintain a clean workspace to promote safety and prevent FOD.
  • Support production needs and continuous improvement projects.
  • Participate in team meetings and support team business goals.
  • Work required hours to meet production and customer needs.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with precision measuring equipment.
  • Operate shop and material handling equipment in an overhaul environment.
  • Perform rework as needed.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in the Solar Turbines Manufacturing Environment.
  • Strong Mechanical Aptitude.
  • Ability to learn all operations/models in the SB Rotating LWC.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for building effective working relationships.
  • Self-driven with the ability to balance concurrent tasks.
  • Commitment to teamwork and customer service.

Additional Information

  • This position requires working onsite five days a week.
  • Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
  • Posting Dates: October 26, 2026 - November 1, 2026.
  • Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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How this job compares in DeSoto, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$38/hr across 417 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in DeSoto, TX

DeSoto, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Solar Turbines currently has 8 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 Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Associate Rotating Technician (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.