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.
Job Title: CNC Machinist
Salary: £17.02 ph - £22.12 ph (depending on shift)
Location: Shrewsbury
**Benefits: **
- 25 days annual leave,
- Up to** 6% Bonus**
- Contributory** pension scheme** - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
- Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
- Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
Three positions available:
**2x positions on day shift: four days a week work shift - Monday to Thursday (**07:30am to 17:15)
**1x position on night shift: four nights a week work shift - Monday to Thursday (**21:45 to 07:30am with 0.3x shift allowance on top of basic hourly pay)
About IPSD
Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.
Job Summary
An opportunity has arisen within Caterpillar Shrewsbury for a permanent CNC Machinist, reporting to the Machining & Salvage department Team Leaders. There are a variety of duties encompassed within this role including milling, turning and grinding as well as vertical and horizontal boring. You must be confident in reading and working from engineering drawings, using measuring equipment, including Vernier calipers and micrometers. Understand the importance of quality products and fine tolerances. This role will provide key support in our drive to develop salvage capabilities and technology generating cost saving benefits.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conform to all Health, Safety and Environmental Procedures.
- Operate and set CNC machines
- Set CNC machine tools, including Re-tip and DTI checking
- Inspect own work including visual of 1st off inspection
- Use of measuring equipment; Micrometres/Vernier calipers.
- Backing up of CNC programmes.
- Responsible for training new operators.
- Working with other areas to develop improvements and savings.
- Carrying out operator performed maintenance and 5S activity as required.
Key Skills and Attributes:
Essential
- Previous experience in CNC operations and programming.
- Supporting qualifications in Machining
- Ability to read technical drawings and develop concepts from discussion.
- Development of tooling.
- Assist with purchasing machine tools, tool design and fixtures.
- Assist with service engineers for machines.
- Problem solving to introduce new product.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload to meet changing needs within the team
- High standards and attention to detail
- Ability to produce cost effective solutions and savings.
- Self-motivated and team player.
- Ability to use own initiative and to work unsupervised.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to succeed.
- Safe working standards in line with procedures.
Desirable
- Willingness to work night shift but training is on days shift.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
This job is subject to U.S. and U.K. rules concerning the export and protection of controlled or protected technologies or information, including, but not limited to, U.S. State Department regulations at International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 120 et. seq.; the Export Administration Regulation, 15 C.F.R. 730-774; and the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 500-598, and the United Kingdom Official Secrets Act 1989 (collectively, “Export Control and Protection of Information Laws”), and you may be subjected to additional security screening / checking
Posting Dates:
May 6, 2026 - May 30, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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