Job Description

Career Area:

Operations

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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

Incoming Quality Audit (IQA) is a critical process within the Caterpillar Quality Management System. Inspectors in IQA perform inspection of components purchased from external suppliers as well as CAT interplant suppliers. IQA inspectors are responsible for planning the inspections, conducting inspections, documenting results, and communicating results to Caterpillar coworkers and suppliers. There is a significant amount of computer work associated with this job as well as visual inspection and measurement. Rework and repair cost reduction duties are also a common task in IQA.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct quality control inspections on a wide variety of piece parts, components, assemblies, and systems to determine conformance or non-conformance to engineering requirements.
• Use visual inspections, hand measurements, tools, gauges, and other techniques as needed to determine conformance to engineering requirements.
• Achieve a high level of understanding of engineering drawings and engineering specifications to guide determination of conformance or non-conformance of purchased parts.
• Conduct inspections in support of production quality control plans as well as components for
  New Product Introduction (NPI) programs.
• Create, maintain, and update detailed electronic inspection plans in SAP.
• Document all non-conformances in SAP with clear descriptions of the non-conformance and photographs of the defect. Create Material Review Disposition Records (MRDRs) for supplier
  non-conformances. Contribute as needed to the cause investigation and corrective action for issues.
• Facilitate daily Material Review Board (MRB) meetings dispositioning Non-Conforming Material (NCM).
• Communicate inspection results to management, supplier quality engineers, and coworkers in operations. Communicate results in a constructive and diplomatic fashion.
• Touch up paint and complete minor rework to return NCM to print specification.

Basic Qualifications

• At least one year of experience is required in Quality Inspection, Fabrication, Machining, Assembly, Assembly Repair, or Paint.
• 2+ Years of experience reading engineering drawings.
• 2+ Years of experience performing computer-based work for significant portions of the day.

Top Candidates will have

• Additional quality inspection experience highly desirable.
• Experience using Cat 1E specifications is highly desirable.
• Experience in use of manual measurement devices (calipers, gauges, micrometers) highly desirable.
• Prior training and experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerance is desirable.
• Computer proficiency and in particular experience using SAP & AQE software highly desirable.
• Experience with root cause corrective action for quality issue resolution desirable.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build positive working relationships with coworkers.

Physical Job Requirements – Quality Production:

• Constantly stands on concrete floors while retrieving parts/tools and completing tasks at assigned workstation. Walks on concrete floors while retrieving parts/tools from distances of a few feet to approximately 80 feet; frequently to constantly throughout the shift.
• Constantly operates equipment and machinery that requires clear focus, decision making, depth perception, spatial awareness, audio and visual acuity.
• Occasionally reference standard work, prints, and engineering specification, and other job aids, requiring the ability to read small print on screens and paper
• Sits on scooter or creeper (close to floor) on occasional basis to position body under the machine or at the bottom of the part or machine. Occasionally will work overhead.
• Kneels on an occasional basis to position body under at the bottom of the part or machine.
• Squats on a frequent basis to lift material/tools from a cart to the point of operation. Employee may need to remain in a static squatted position for a few minutes at a time on an occasional basis.
• Climbs up and down stairs, platforms, and ladders on an occasional basis up to a height of 15 feet.
• May rotate and bend at the waist while reaching into storage bins and positioning body in front of the machine/part on an occasional basis.
• Reaches with hands/arms in any direction from approximately 3 inches off the floor to overhead range on a frequent basis in any direction. On an occasional basis, the employee may need to hold in a static position with sustained reaching to the waist to head range while pushing or pulling up to 70 lbs to achieve the proper level of torque.
• Frequently lifts, up to 10-15 lbs. throughout the shift. Occasionally lifts, up to 25 lbs; On a rare basis, the employee might lift, up to 35 lbs. On an occasional basis, the employee may need to hold in a static position with sustained reaching to the waist to head range while holding 10-15 lbs.
• Frequently operates heavy equipment or machinery.
• Frequently bends the neck forward. Occasionally twists the neck, tilts the neck sideways or extends the neck to look in different directions. On a rare basis, the employee may have to hold their neck in a static position for a few minutes at a time.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hand or hands, constantly with a light to moderate grip. Occasionally, a forceful grip maybe needed to assemble parts into the correct position.
• Rare exposure to vibrating tools
• Frequently uses fingers to operate computer, electronics, and pendant controls

Note: Rare = <10%

Occasional = 11%-40%

Frequent = 41-75% of the time.

Constant = Over 76% of the time.

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a monthly bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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.

Pay Range:

$23.10 - $28.65

Compensation 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:

August 21, 2026 - August 28, 2026

Any 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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