At a Glance
- Tasks: Set up and operate machines to create parts that shape the world.
- Company: Join Caterpillar, a global leader in innovation and sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive pay starting at $43.85, with growth opportunities and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with professional development programs.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that builds engineering solutions for a better future.
- Qualifications: Journeyman Machinist or equivalent experience preferred; mechanical aptitude required.
- 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.
About SPM Oil & Gas SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership.
Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services.
We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide.
Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.
Job
Summary: The Machinist IV role is responsible for setting up and operating conventional lathes, mills, vertical and horizontal boring mills to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts.
Additional Information
- Relocation assistance is not available Sponsorship is not available
- Starting
Schedule: Currently Monday - Friday 3:30PM - 12:00 AM.
May change based on business need Overtime based on business need
What you will do
- Effectively demonstrate the core values of SPM Oil & Gas at all times
- Follow all written policies and procedures safely without deviation or refer to supervisors for guidance.
- Exhibit, advocate, and exemplary safety culture at all times.
- Exhibit a high degree of integrity at all times.
- Demonstrate consistency, accountability, reliability and solid work ethic.
- Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces.
- Demonstrate the ability to follow the sequence of operations and setup requirements.
- Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material or work pieces as a guide for subsequent machining.
- Select, align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes and grinders.
- Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, depth and angle of cut.
- Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, adjusting machine controls or control media as required.
- Verify compliance of finished workpiece to specifications
- Set up and operate the machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings.
- Ability to identify worn tooling, installing replacement inserts, grinding wheels and carbide cutters on equipment and maintains daily PM as required.
- Ability to identify quality-related issues.
- Demonstrates versatility across multiple machine types.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What you will have
- Must have basic knowledge of Critical Safety Devices and their purpose.
- Ability to accurately complete all work-related documents.
- Understand basic operating principles for all plant machinery.
- Ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and deal with problems.
- Must have mechanical aptitude.
Top Candidates will have
- Journeyman Machinist.
- Provincial Trade Certification or Red Seal desired.
- Qualified Machinist apprentices will also be considered.
- 3+ Years' experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Summary
- Pay
Range: $43.85 - $50.40 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.
Additional Information
- We are hiring to fill an existing position.
- Posting
Dates: October 20, 2026 - November 19, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work.
We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported.
We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs.
We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution.
Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.
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Machinist IV in Edmonton employer: Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where employees are empowered to drive meaningful change in the mining industry. With a focus on professional growth, employees have access to extensive training and development opportunities, ensuring they can thrive in their careers while contributing to sustainable community building. Located in vibrant cities like Edmonton and Toronto, Caterpillar offers a dynamic environment that supports work-life balance and encourages strong relationships with customers and colleagues alike.
