Senior Paint Manufacturing Support - 1st Shift

Job Description

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.

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.

We don’t lead our industry - our people do.

Operations

• 1st Shift: Mon-Fri 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• 1st Shift Starting Pay: $27.20/hour

• Learn to navigate & create, update, and maintain standard work, detailed routings, and value stream maps for factory paint processes.
• Learn to navigate and utilize Next Gen system to create purchase requisitions, execute purchase orders, invoice material, and create supplier schedules.
• Learn to conduct & analyze time studies.
• Learn to balance work & distribute work across assets.
• Work with internal team members & external vendors to lead projects to improve PQVC metrics.
• Learn to utilize AutoCAD to create facility layouts for project bids.
• Works closely with paint management and manufacturing engineers.

• Current Team Lead based in Sanford, NC

• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to perform repetitive operations

• Experience using Next Gen
• Experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, and Power BI
• Experience using AutoCAD
• Experience using Geneo

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Here you earn more than just an hourly wage. We offer a total rewards package that provides Day ONE benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a quarterly bonus. Additional benefits include paid holidays and paid time off.

• 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

$27.20 - $33.95

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.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

September 9, 2026 - September 20, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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.