Maintenance Technician (Welding Machines)

Description

Job Summary: Performs equipment maintenance with priority on safety and performance, focusing on welding machines, failure analysis, and continuous improvement projects. Key Highlights: 1. Ensure availability of cranes and welding equipment. 2. Conduct failure analysis and continuous improvement projects. 3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams. **Career Area:** Manufacturing**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. **Job Summary:** Performs equipment maintenance while ensuring safety, performance, and availability standards. This position ensures plant equipment availability—primarily welding machines—and conducts failure analysis using established methodologies, initiates continuous improvement projects, collaborates with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain), and develops and maintains procedures for project implementation according to availability and need. **What You'll Do:** * Ensure primary availability of cranes installed in the plant. * Perform failure analysis on critical equipment (M\&E). * Request and track spare parts for machinery and equipment. * Track requisition approvals. * Develop and execute cost-saving and continuous improvement projects. * Generate and execute planned maintenance schedules. * Initiate, track, and close production notifications. * Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on MIG and TIG welding equipment. * Ensure machinery maintenance maintains optimal operating conditions. **Required Education:** A completed technical degree specializing in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics engineering—or a related field—is required. Candidates currently completing a bachelor’s degree in a related field will also be considered. **What Skills You’ll Bring:** **Service Excellence:** * Excellent communication skills. * Data-driven decision-making ability. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). * Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and organizational skills. **Technical Problem Solving:** * Analytical and problem-solving skills. * Ability to perform failure analysis to improve equipment availability. * Ability to interpret electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic diagrams. **Mechanical\- Machinery:** * Ability to interpret drawings and technical specifications. * Skill in performing preventive and corrective maintenance on MIG and TIG welding equipment. * Ability to maintain and ensure optimal conditions for welding machines. * Skill in installing new machinery and equipment. * Proficiency in using measurement tools and diagnostic tools for troubleshooting. * Ability to adjust welding parameters based on material type. **Preventive Maintenance:** * Knowledge of equipment maintenance administration and planning. * Ability to apply failure analysis methodologies. **Additional Information:** * This position is located in Reynosa, MX. * Availability for shift rotation is required. * Flexibility and availability as needed are required. * Relocation assistance is not provided for this position. **Final Details** The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. This company does not require pregnancy tests or HIV tests as conditions for employment, continued employment, or promotion. Please regularly check the email associated with your application—including your spam/junk folder—as this is our primary method of contact. To check the status of your application, please log in to the candidate portal on our careers website, which will reflect any updates to your application status. **Posting Dates:** March 17, 2026 \- March 23, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.