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Great company to work for - if salaried
Service Engineer (Former Employee), Fountain Inn, SC – April 25, 2013
Pros: flexible work schedules
Cons: see review
Caterpillar is an industry behemoth. However, the upper tier management seems content with playing catch up to the rest of the world. In times of economic despair, Caterpillar seems to trip over stacks of dollars in an effort to pick up nickels and dimes. Their recent history (~5 yrs) they have shown that they are willing to sacrifice experienced employees – more... when times start to get rough, then have to scramble to restaff when things turn around. If you are a salaried employee, you stand a better chance to maintain your job. However, if you are under contract, you are just meat for the grinder. Despite the differences in experience, even if you out-qualify a salaried employee, when things get tough, you should start looking for new employment. Caterpillar would rather maintain lower quality/less experienced personnel at a higher pay than keep more experienced professionals that are paid less. – less
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Down – April 28, 2013

You are very correct. Cat has enjoyed the image of being the cream of the industry for years however that is beginning to change fast with the help of the new CEO. The disregard for quality in how the product is built and the lack of continuous improvement in the manufacturing process in combination with an unrealistic relationship with the tier one suppliers; so cost driven that the supply base would much rather do business with anyone else will prove to make Cat a company with increasing loss of market share.

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amazing place to work
Assembly Line Worker (Former Employee), Mossville, IL – April 24, 2013
Pros: pay, treatment and environment
Cons: random loooong overtime chances
had a great time working here even though it was only a little over a year, was hired in as a supplemental and did my job everyday to the best of my ability but in the end i was laid off. Pay was great, environment was great, management treated you great not much more to say
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Unless you have worked here for years, no future ahead
Test Specialist/ Assembler/ Crane Operator (Current Employee), Decatur, IL – April 23, 2013
Pros: great fellow employees, scheduled breaks every 2 hours
Cons: no future, bad communication, lost employees, rumors galore
The first few months were steady and great, since that time the rumor mill has produced and sure enough the tons of employees hired and being let go. Revolving door unless you have been here for multiple years. Management above mid-management does not communicate well with mid management to relay information back the the employees who bust tail. Job – more... would be great if everyone was working towards same goal. – less
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Infrastructure/ PeopleSoft administrator
PeopleSoft Administrator (Current Employee), Peoria, IL – April 22, 2013
Worked on PeopleSoft ERP application implementation projects where i was involved in collecting the requirements from Client, analyzing , documenting and setting up the envoroments that suites high availabilty of the environment using the Orale database and PeopleSoft application supported tools such as OHS,OAAS,Sunone Iplanet RPS,Siteminder,PIA,Application – more... servers and Oracle RAC for multiple clients in private an public sectors. – less
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very productive and lots to keep the shift busy
Assembler (Former Employee), Joliet, IL – April 19, 2013
I enjoyed all aspects of this position including my team and my actual duties, assembly is very time consuming and fulfilling at the same time which made for an enjoyable time on the job. Unfortunately I was there for a limited amount of time due to the layoff which came at a bad time.
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good workplace and good manager
picker/packer (Former Employee), desford – April 19, 2013
Pros: make friends
Cons: short time to pick parts
leant new skills
had to pick and pack
worked well as a team
hardest part was picking parts on time
most enjoyable meeting new people
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A Very Safety Conscious Environment
Assembler (Former Employee), East Peoria, IL – April 16, 2013
Pros: good people to have as co-workers
Cons: no health benefits, little job security
A typical day at works was always a day of unpredictable happenings.
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provided platform for good learning experience
Regional Change Manager/Implementation Coordinator (Current Employee), Peoria – April 15, 2013
provided platform for good learning experience, Played a role of Change Manager for 34 Mission Critical Applications
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Management needs alot of help
Quality Specialist for Lower Power Train (Current Employee), Aurora, IL – April 15, 2013
Hard for advancement and people that work here are from generations of family members.
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BAD WORK
Mechanical Maintenance Technician (Former Employee), Al Başrah – April 15, 2013
Pros: bad lunches
Cons: little caring
BAD WORK DUE TO BAD TREATING WITH WORKERS AND ENGINEERS AND ALSO THY DON'T DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEM AS ONE TEAM.
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good place for average ambitious people
Supply Chain Analyst (Current Employee), Bangalore KA – April 14, 2013
Pros: lot of free time
Cons: very basic support jobs
boring no challenges
6 Sigma
good management
nice people
none
8am to 5 pm Shift
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Great Place to Work
CNC NC Operator (Former Employee), Building KK – April 10, 2013
Pros: good pay
Cons: hot building to wrk in
Machine operater
Ot Required
CNC Skills Taught
Co workeres Helpfull
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It is a Logistics center, Inbound and Outbound. They are trying to get there.
Quality Inspector (Current Employee), Clayton, OH – April 10, 2013
It is work in todays economy and they are trying to get it right.
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Big Yellow
Assembly and Test Specialist (Former Employee), East Peoria, IL Building SS – April 9, 2013
Pros: pay
Cons: being a supplemental union worker
Its not a bad company to work for as long as the Union doesn't bend over and take it from Caterpillar. UAW 974 in East Peoria is a WEAK union. The pay at CAT is good just no job Security for the first 2 years unless you know someone in management and they convert you.
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the company pinics
Warehouse Associate (Current Employee), Chicago, IL – April 9, 2013
Pros: the brought us free lunches once a month
Cons: the breaks was short
i did Quality Assurance, Document Verification
Shipping/Receiving, Haze Matt Certification
RF Scanners, Raw Materials IM/WM
Picking and Packing
Data Input, Forklift
SAP Materials Handling
My lead was very nice and understanding. the hours was good 6-3 we did have a lot of benefits
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Production Shop
Welder/Robot Operator (Current Employee), East Peoria, IL – April 9, 2013
Basic Production Shop Updated Welding equipment . Safety Minded company
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Forune top 50 global company.
Transportation Manager (Current Employee), Dayton, OH – April 9, 2013
Pros: superior benefits and pay.
Management position, excellent work place environment with safety and values given top priority.
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Great work environment and excellent staff
Planning Analyst/Project Manager (Former Employee), East Peoria, IL – April 8, 2013
Enjoyed working at CAT, experienced and a very dedicated staff.
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Productive
Assembler (Former Employee), Griffin, GA – April 7, 2013
Pros: great pay
Cons: telling employees that we will have to stay overtime after a half day
Pulling parts, mopping, helping other zones when needed, and the friendly people.
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Has many job opportunities
Assembly and Test Specialist (Current Employee), Decatur, IL – April 7, 2013
Pros: pay is wonderful and some opportunities for overtime.
Cons: takes a long time to be eligible for benefits. not always very stable to maintain a career.
Many wonderful people to work with, many opportunities to advance, and each day is never the same.
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Caterpillars may crawl, but this company isn't fuzzy about earthmoving machinery and agricultural equipment. Considered #1 in – Read more