Metrology Technician

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.

Operations

Job Title:
Metrology Technician

Hourly Rate: £16.49 (£33,442 annual salary +shift premiums)

Location:
Peterborough, Cambridge

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 5% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
  - Caterpillar company 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.

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.

Join Our Quality Team and Make Precision Count We're looking for a highly skilled and quality-focused professional who is passionate about precision measurement, continuous improvement, and delivering excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for developing measurement plans, creating CMM programs, performing complex gauge calibration, and interpreting engineering drawings to support accurate inspection and reporting.

You will play a key part in maintaining the highest quality standards, ensuring zero defects are passed to downstream customers, while providing detailed reports for both internal stakeholders and external third parties. With a strong eye for detail, the ability to identify quality and process improvements, and the confidence to influence and drive compliance, you will help shape a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Define measurement plans required to measure a specific component.
• Create CMM programs to enable measurement of components.
• Perform complex gauge calibration.
• Be able to read & interpret drawings to enable program creation.
• Providing accurate reports to internal and external customers.
• Provide written reports suitable for external use (3rd party).
• Be responsible and accountable for following standard processes to maintain a high-quality standard and ensure that zero defects are passed on to downstream customers.
• Visual awareness and identification of defective components & assemblies.
• Able to identify and highlight quality and process problems, raising continuous improvement (CI) cards with resolution ideas demonstrating a depth of process and product knowledge.
• Strong ability to motivate, influence, drive compliance and continuous improvement.

• Experience of using CMM equipment utlising Calypso software.
• Experience of using Klingelberg measuring equipment.
• Experience of Talysurf I series and Metrology 4.0 software.
• Be able to read & interpret drawings to enable program creation.
• Good working knowledge of engineering, design and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent in the use of Office 365 applications with particular attention to analysis.
• HNC or higher in a Technical or Engineering qualification.
• Previous experiences in Metrology/Measurement/Quality.
• Good working knowledge of Quality Standards and Manufacturing Operations.

• This role is based at the Peterborough facility and will require shift work in line with business requirements.
• Employees working a shift pattern will be eligible for a shift premium payment.

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.

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 over 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed 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.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

August 14, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply