Working at Caterpillar in Mossville, IL: 23 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Mossville, IL Area

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I get to get my hands dirty, while solving problems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard and show your strengths and you will succeed at this company."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The mechanics are difficult to deal with, and are honestly quite lazy. It slows my work down significantly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire the union mechanics, and make more people responsible for the timeline of projects."

"Great organization and company to work."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Great company, great benefits, and great place to work. Lots of opportunities for advancement across multiple career areas."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for a STAR interview process. Situation, Task, Achievement, Results."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Some of the old school management culture. If it's not Cat experience it's not looked at or considered for experience. Pigeon holing positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at overall experiences for the Career and Career Progression. Open minded management."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Very good, sound company, and very interested in providing for its employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

"Best company to work and for personal growth."

"This was a good transition job and gave me more knowledge into the working of engines."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Constant work with my hands."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I could only get benefits from the company if I was willing to take a pay cut."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared and be sure to make yourself the answer to the question."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more."

"With Caterpillar it's all about being in the right place at the right time."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Variety of products."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you start as a contract engineer you have a small chance of being hired full time even after a number of years and especially if you are older."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Contract employees are treated like second class citizens. Caterpillar's diversity and inclusion program is exclusion to Cat employees only. Even safety issues are sometimes not addressed if the boss thinks it's too much trouble."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You are squandering a lot of good ideas from your contract people and needlessly creating a difficult work environment for a large part of your work force."