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Working at Caterpillar in Peoria, IL: 74 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Peoria, IL Area

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3.9
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Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.9
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Working at Caterpillar in Peoria, IL: 74 Employee Reviews

Senior Project Manager

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"It was very challenging in the development of the Users Interface implementing the latest technologies."

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

"Change control was not managed well and I would expect anyone wanting to work with that to be prepared."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Various managers would request changes to the applications at the last minute and would constantly put the projects in a critical state."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better management of client expectations with their own internal management staff is recommended."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Senior Quality Engineer

"Great company, poor planning for what was asked for."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 1.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Tech Lead
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2.5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2.2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Engineer
Person You Work For 3.2 / 5 People You Work With 3.5 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5
Operations Section Manager

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The diversity of people and my position's ability to interact with the entire facility."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Disconnect between management levels."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Embrace change where needed. Just because something has been done the same way for years does not make it the best way or the only way to do it."

Senior Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Team oriented."

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

"Just be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Not enough work."

Senior Operations Consultant

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Working with the iron, and the international exposure."

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

"Don't, unless you want a resume builder."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The middle management is inept, they focus on the next step in their career. They don't understand the difference between leadership and management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Walk the talk, protect your doers, not just the talkers."

Help Desk Agent

"Typical bloated corporate behemoth."

Manufacturing Engineer

"Cool company to work for."

Validation Engineer

"Caterpillar Inc. is a good place to work and the benefits and work life balance are acceptable."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The area is a good place to live. The jobs and career possibilities while working for one company are very good. The work/life balance was good for the most part. The benefits used to be the best, but have changed over the years."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"The benefits gradually diminished over time."

Senior Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Learning new opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need more structure."

Java Developer

"One of the best places to work with."

Chemist

"Adequate employer, sometimes lost in the pool of employees."

Design Engineer

"I am satisfied to be Caterpillar employee."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I did work with various suppliers and customers. I had very good scope in developing managerial skills. Caterpillar is well organized company."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"As Caterpillar is very big company, you cannot get change to work in various departments. I was expecting more technical work at Caterpillar."

Industrial Quality and Design Engineer

"It ain't gonna get any better than here."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"High ethics, high standards of performance for employees and suppliers, respect all peoples, cultures and religions. You can use your work ethic, intelligence, problem solving skills every day. Good people in central Illinois, courteous, hardworking and willing to pitch in and help make anything better than it was. Promotes and encourages diversity, training, exceeding dealer and user expectations and loyalty."

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

"Do not lie. Listen carefully. Review our products before you arrive."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Like everything, every day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the excellent work, you are the best in the world."

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