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Company Profile

Caterpillar is a Fortune 500 company and the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 85 years, Caterpillar has been an industry leader, forging a strong reputation for performance and financial strength in both good and challenging times.

Caterpillar leadership stems from its strong career development programs, growing worldwide presence and unmatched technological expertise. The company's values are what guide it everywhere it operates. Caterpillar's values set it apart as corporate citizens and as individuals. And they are the cornerstones of their business success.

Caterpillar has a team of 300,000 people around the world --employees, dealer employees and suppliers. They speak more than 100 languages, serve customers in 18 distinct industries and share the passion of experiencing and driving positive change.

Military Recruiting Programs

Caterpillar's culture is focused on accountability and values --  key concepts learned in any military training. Its strategy has a clear focus on being accountable, and rewarded, for actions and results.

Their Values in Action -- integrity, excellence, teamwork and commitment -- set a foundation for behavior throughout the organization. This foundation, coupled with an environment that applauds a strong work ethic, makes Caterpillar an ideal fit for individuals with a military background.

The Caterpillar Armed Forces Support Network is a corporate affinity group set up to attract military veterans to opportunities with Caterpillar, help transition to corporate life and support those employees who are called back to active duty. This group of employees has become an integral part of Caterpillar's global recruiting strategy and represents Caterpillar at career fairs and outreach events to the military community.

You can apply generally for a job at Caterpillar, or apply to one you find that seems to fit your interests and skill set. Available jobs are updated daily. If the job or location you desire is not immediately available, you are encouraged to set up your preferences to enable email notifications when a job with your specifications becomes available.

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