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.
Your Work Shapes Our World
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. Join us.
Want to build YOUR career?! LOOK at Caterpillar! We are looking for candidates just like you that want to build more than machines. This is a terrific opportunity to join the Caterpillar North Little Rock AR team as a Part Time FLEX Material Handler earning a starting wage of $19.35/hour.
As Part-Time FLEX MATERIAL HANDLER you will support daily warehouse operations including receiving, storing, picking, and shipping materials. This role will operate mobile equipment such as forklifts, order pickers, or reach trucks. You will be responsible for ensuring proper transactions are completed timely and inventory tracking is accurate using scan guns while at the same time.
What you will get:
- **BUILD YOUR OWN SCHEDULE! **You are required to work at least 20 hours per pay period (every week) in 5-hour blocks, with a maximum of 30 hours per pay period.
- No need to ask for days off - you build your own schedule within the guidelines noted above.
- This is a part-time Caterpillar position intended to support the full-time production workforce.
- Shift: Part Time - FLEXIBLE hours
- Starting Pay Rate: $19.35/hour.
- Limited benefit package (eligible for Employee Assistance Program and Wellness Program)
**In this role, you will: **
- Be committed to working safely all day every day
- Work as a team to help ensure parts and components are available when needed to build our machines
- Own the work you do, actively seeking to learn and improve to ensure the highest level of adherence to safety and quality
**What you will have: **
Previous work experience in logistics operations
Experience operating multiple types of mobile equipment a must!
- Reach truck
- Forklift
- Order picker
Experience with scan gun technology
Willingness and ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods
Willingness to walk for extended prolonged periods
Willingness and ability to adapt to various operations
Willingness and ability to lift to 35 lbs.
**Top Candidates will also have: **
- Experience operating overhead crane & lifting devices
- Experience in SAP
- Drive to work independently without direction
Physical Job Requirements – 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.
- 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 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.
- Occasionally uses fingers to operate computer or logistics scanning device
- Comfortable working in varying temperatures when necessary (outdoor yard)
All eligible candidates _MUST _pass the following pre-employment screenings before they can be hired to Caterpillar:
- Background Screening
- **Drug Screening **
- Post-Offer Medical Questionnaire (clearance from Corporate Medical)
What you will get:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for YOU to have a rewarding career. Here you earn more than just an hourly wage because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides **Day ONE LIMITED **benefits (eligible for Employee Assistance Program and Wellness Program, and weekly pay.
Final details Resumes are highly encouraged. **Please do not submit a blank application (no work history or resume attached) as this may lead to disqualification. **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 (Be sure to keep your username and password when you initially apply) 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
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
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Summary Pay Range:
$19.35 - $23.90
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:
May 7, 2026 - May 27, 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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