Solar Turbines

Inspector Precision

LocationSan Diego, CA
Job TypeFull-time
Salary$45,760-$79,040

About This Job

Career Area:

Operations

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.

About the Role:

Make complete inspection of experimental and production work operations; inspect various tooling including jigs, fixtures, dies, patterns, and cutting tools for dimensions, workmanship, and adherence to design. Repair, adjust, and calibrate such precision measuring instruments as gauges and computerized test cell instrumentation systems and components, jigs, and fixtures. Inspect all gears and splines.

What You Will Do:* Make complete inspection of experimental and production parts and assemblies for conformance to standards, using precision measuring instruments and equipment as required
Plan and interpret inspection procedures and sequence including necessary layout, setup, and mathematical computation required, working from engineering design prints, drawings, work orders, specifications, and standards
Perform process inspection of experimental work operations during fabrication and assembly
Prove manufacturing and inspection capabilities of tools and fixtures by making first run inspection on parts and assemblies and present collected data to Quality Assurance for the purpose of establishing standards and procedures
Inspect first run, production, and/or experimental parts and assemblies when inspection tooling and methods are not adequate
Plan inspection procedures including necessary layout, and mathematical computation required for all types of tooling and precision measuring devices in accordance with tooling standards, tool orders, service requests, and tool design drawing specifications, using tooling information and data from production, tooling, engineering, and other departments concerned
Inspect such tooling, including perishable tooling and cutting tools, as jigs, fixtures, dies, patterns, parallels and dies, templates, and other special and general purpose tools involving closely coordinated locating points, interrelated dimensions in more than one plane, compound angles, and irregular contours
Recommend tool design or planning revisions to make tools more efficient and practical to operate
Perform complete or percentage acceptance inspection of all types of internal and external gears, master gears, splines and gear like products for such dimensions as lead error, involute error, concentricity, tooth spacing, backlash and surface roughness in conformance with specifications
Inspect, adjust, make replacements and perform internal and external repair of precision measuring tools such as transits, tool gauges, master gauges, micrometers, optical comparators, and paragraph as required
Calibrate flow transducers, pressure measuring devices, and strain gauges
Lay out diagrams for use on optical comparator in accordance with engineering change or tool design change orders
Approve acceptable tooling or recommend return to vendor
Make periodic inspection checks at established intervals to determine that tools and precision gauges as described herein have retained their dimensional characteristics
Plan, calibration, repair and troubleshooting procedures for all types of tooling and precision measuring devices
Perform the duties described in Inspector, General classification as assigned

What You Have:* High School/GED

Ability to work from written and oral instructions
Minimum 1 - 2 years of maintenance experience in a industrial manufacturing facility
Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques
Ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment
Troubleshooting CNC Machinery
Performing preventative maintenance

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.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Summary Pay Range:

$22.00 - $38.82

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:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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