# Welder 3 - 1st Shift

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. Are you ready to build what matters? Build More Than Machines.Build a Career. Caterpillar is looking for candidates that want to build a career. You have a lot to offer, so we offer a commitment in return to you as a professional - and as a person. We offer competitive wages, quarterly bonus, comprehensive benefits that begins on Day ONE and paid training. What this looks like: 1st shift: Monday - Friday 6:15AM - 2:15pm 1st shift starting pay: $26.75/hour We don’t lead our industry - our people do. Watch our videoto see our team build top-of-the-line compact track loaders. As a Welder 3 at Caterpillar, you will: Uses various tools provided in the work area to perfor

- **Id**: 4216019
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-welder-3-1st-shift>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sanford, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T00:03:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4244
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Industrial Machinery

## Company

- **Id**: 176554
- **Name**: Caterpillar
- **Domain**: caterpillar.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/caterpillar>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 176
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.182
- **Repost share**: 0.017
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T02:45:16Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 45; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 343 · green card filings: 92; Filings 12m: 343

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:8, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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