Industrial Electrician
Caterpillar
Industrial Electrician
Caterpillar
Makes heavy machinery, engines and gas turbines
Career Area:
OperationsJob 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.
Build Your Career with Caterpillar
Join Caterpillar’s Morton Distribution Center as an Industrial Electrician and put your electrical and mechanical expertise to work! You’ll troubleshoot advanced electrical systems, automated equipment, PLC-controlled machinery, and complex material-handling systems while helping keep our operation safe and running efficiently.
Starting Pay: $35.81/hour + $1.00/hour shift differential (Potential hourly pay increase with experience)
Retention Bonus: $5,000, paid in two installments at the end of each quarter
Location: Morton, Illinois
Shifts: 2nd Shift: Monday–Friday, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM | Fixed schedules | No seasonal layoffs
Why Caterpillar?
Stability: Guaranteed year-round indoor work, stable 40-hour weeks, and opportunities for overtime.
Day-One Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage beginning your first day, with medical options as low as $38/month.
Retirement: 401(k) with an immediate 75% Caterpillar match up to 6%.
Career Development: Paid upskilling and opportunities to develop skills in PLC programming, diagnostics, industrial automation, and advanced electrical systems.
Employee Experience: Join a team focused on safety, professional development, recognition, wellness, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
As an Industrial Electrician, you will:
What We’re Looking For
Preferred: Technical degree/diploma and conduit-bending experience.
Available Shifts:
2nd Shift: Monday–Friday, 3:00 PM–11:00 PM
What You’ll Receive
Pre-Employment Requirements
Successful candidates must complete a standard background screening, drug screening, physical assessment, and post-offer medical clearance.
Relocation reimbursement is not offered.
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application, please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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.
Caterpillar is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Caterpillar is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age or other legally protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
Your skills can help our customers do work that matters. Join Caterpillar and build your future today.
Summary Pay Range:
$0.00 - $0.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
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
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
November 5, 2026 - November 19, 2026Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Makes heavy machinery, engines and gas turbines
Caterpillar makes construction and mining machines, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and locomotives for contractors, mines, energy companies and data center builders. It is the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, and its yellow Cat bulldozers and excavators work in nearly every country. Customers buy or rent machines through independent Cat dealers, while its engines and turbines generate electricity and push natural gas through pipelines. Caterpillar earns money from equipment sales and from the parts and repairs that dealers supply over a machine's working life. It was formed in 1925 when California's Holt and Best tractor companies merged, and it is based in Irving, Texas.
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