Mechanical Fitter Apprentice - Level 3

Career Area:
Operations

Compensation Grade: 4A

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.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure.

We are Caterpillar. Are you?

Caterpillar 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. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Power & Energy – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back‑up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world‑class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

As a Mechanical Fitter Apprentice at Caterpillar, Larne, you will undertake a Modern Apprenticeship Programme lasting between 3 and 5 years. You will gain practical experience and achieve academic qualifications. In this entry‑level position, you will work with and contribute to a co‑operative manufacturing team and develop your communication and interpersonal skills as well as use your initiative. Many opportunities will be available for apprentices who are keen to progress to production and engineering‑oriented positions.

• Earn a competitive salary package, starting at c. £19,601.67 per year
• Receive 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Have access to a contributory share and pension scheme, flexible benefits, annual bonus, employee assistance scheme, free onsite parking and onsite canteen

In collaboration with our partnered training provider, Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey, our apprentices attend college 2 days per week and can gain a nationally recognised NVQ 2/3 qualification(s) on completion with the opportunity to develop further to HNC/D or degree level.

• Perform diverse functions such as assemblies, fitting, adjusting, altering, wiring engines, generator sets, control panels, piping and plumbing systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems to construct special order generator sets or maintain site/plant equipment.
• Read and interpret complex prints and sketches in order to plan methods and sequence of assembly.
• Transform verbal instructions into plan methods and sequence of assembly.
• Operate testing equipment to perform functional tests on components being assembled and reworks as necessary.
• Repair site and plant equipment in the event of reported malfunctions.
• Compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Compliance with 5S programme and other business improvement initiatives.
• Display behaviour and conduct fitting with our Values in Action.
• Train other employees when required.
• Any other appropriate duties.

Minimum requirements (Selected applicants will be invited to attend an assessment…