We Are Caterpillar Decatur

20/06/2024

Employee appreciation post: we've got a great team here in Decatur. Here in June during National Safety Month, we're appreciative of our employees who go the extra mile to foster an environment where safety is a core value.

Safety is a team sport, and it takes all of us to make sure we go home safely every day.

Keep up the great work, Team Decatur!

07/06/2024

Congratulations to Caterpillar Decatur's Jim Stapleton who celebrates his 30th service anniversary today.

Jim, we thank you for your dedication!

06/06/2024

Today marks the 69th anniversary of Caterpillar Decatur.

We thank the hardworking people who have made their mark on Caterpillar Decatur through the years.

We're not only about yellow iron here, but yellow blood. We're proud of our legacy in the community and the strong ties that generations of our employees have with Caterpillar Decatur.

05/06/2024

Decatur employees kicked off June's National Safety Month with a visit from the Footworks/Safety Shoe Distributors shoemobile. Safety shoes are an important part of our personal protective equipment (PPE) and play a role in helping us return home safely to our families and friends each day.

01/06/2024

It's our anniversary month! Caterpillar Decatur celebrates our 69th year in the Decatur community this month. Take a guess and leave a comment below if you know the date.

22/05/2024

The Caterpillar Decatur shoutout program helps employees recognize their peers for being noticed doing the right things. For the month of May, we're excited to recognize our teammates, Tammy & Chris. Each were recognized for their willingness to help others without hesitation and for coming to work with a positive attitude each day.

We're thankful you're on Team Caterpillar, Tammy & Chris!

20/05/2024

Who cares about our community? Caterpillar Decatur employees do, that's who!

Thanks to our friends at the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce for inviting us to make a difference on your recent Community Impact Day.

16/05/2024

In the news: Caterpillar interns are ready to dig into their summer work experience, and Caterpillar Decatur is excited to host 11 of these bright talents.

https://www.wandtv.com/news/caterpillar-interns-dig-their-summer-work-experience/article_01858fcc-1300-11ef-a019-87373bf92f53.html

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND) – Mining and earth moving equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has been finding talented young employees by digging into their pool of interns.

14/05/2024

Trade careers have been in the spotlight at signing days in the area. Our team has been attending local high schools celebrating our Career Pathways program students who are signing their offers to officially work for Caterpillar.

Welcome to your bright future in manufacturing! We're excited to have you.

12/05/2024

Decatur employee, Bill Anderson, has an annual Mother's Day tradition. In honor of his mom, he provides the ladies on his team doughnuts and roses as a sign of his appreciation. It's a thoughtful gesture that the team looks forward to year after year.

On behalf of Caterpillar Decatur, we wish all of the moms in our lives a happy Mother's Day.

08/05/2024

Congratulations to our Career Pathways program graduates. These students have spent the last year at Caterpillar Decatur building their work skills in preparation for a long-term manufacturing trades career.

In a room full of family and their new Caterpillar Decatur teammates, several chose to sign their first full-time job offers.

Thank you for being part of the Caterpillar Decatur, team! You did the work, and you've earned it.

06/05/2024

Spotted in the community: Caterpillar Decatur employees volunteering at The Salvation Army Food Pantry.

Our employees give back to the community every month and support a number of worthy causes.

02/05/2024

SkillsUSA is a leading workforce development program for students and an organization Caterpillar is proud to support. Recently, several of our Decatur fabrication team members attended the Peoria area conference and participated in judging various skilled trades contests.

01/05/2024

Congratulations to two of our operations maintenance team members, Wayne Piontek and Jim Fullenwider, on their upcoming retirements. They represent a combined 76 years of experience. We thank them for their years of dedicated service.

30/04/2024

Thank you, Caterpillar Decatur welders!

April has been a month for us to celebrate the science, the art and the incredible fabrication talent you bring to our products every day.

27/04/2024

Today we celebrated our welders and their families for National Welding Month! We had the best morning giving a behind-the-scenes look of our fabrication spaces.

We hands down have the best welders and families in our Caterpillar Decatur family!

25/04/2024

Bart Goodrich is a recent graduate of Caterpillar Decatur's welder development program. Bart was a top-notch employee on our paint line, but decided to take a leap and acquire some welding skill and experience.

Bart likes welding because it's a skill he can continue to develop, and he likes the feeling of putting his welding hood down and focusing on the task at hand.

We're glad to have employees like Bart on the team who are interested in furthering their skilled trades talents. Happy National Welding Month, Bart!

23/04/2024

Did you know April is National Welding Month?

Meet Dakota Behl. He's a welder on our Large Mining Truck line. As his shirt says, he will weld for tacos. But in all seriousness, he's an example of the young welding talent we have on our Caterpillar Decatur team.

Why does Dakota weld? For him it's a creative process and "like painting with liquid metal."

We think that's pretty cool. Thanks for being on Team Caterpillar, Dakota!

23/04/2024

How did you celebrate Earth Day? Caterpillar Decatur employees participated in our annual electronics recycling drive thanks to our partners at Waste Management.

15/04/2024

Our employee, Katy, captured this great shot of a rainbow over Caterpillar Decatur. Looks like Mother Nature approves of our heavy-duty work!

11/04/2024

Caterpillar Decatur is proud to be a Workforce Partner with the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce. This program enables our talent acquisition team members like Brooke to work with local students to build resumes, go over references and hold mock interviews. Thanks for your hospitality today, Central A&M High School!

10/04/2024

Decatur's Early Talent leaders were excited to welcome aspiring engineers from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology's American Society of Mechanical Engineers onsite for a tour of Caterpillar Decatur. Engaging with future talent in mining operations is always inspiring. Thanks for spending the day with us!

09/04/2024

Caterpillar Decatur's 2024 March Madness (and March Sadness) Bracket Challenge winners were recognized today.

Top honors go to Oswald Fisher who finished with an impressive 122 points and correctly picked UConn as the winner.

March Sadness honors go to Thomas Gryboski who reportedly used a coin flip to decide each game. He came in 99th place with a score of 69.

04/04/2024

April 3, 2024 - Caterpillar and its employees celebrated its commitment to the United Way by donating $388,000...

04/04/2024

Congratulations to Decatur's Dee Blakey for celebrating 35 years at Caterpillar!

03/04/2024

Today Caterpillar Decatur employees presented the United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois with a check for $388,687.00 as a result of the 2023 employee United Way appeal. More than 70% of Decatur employees participated in the campaign, and the 2023 collection will go down as one of Caterpillar Decatur's highest grossing campaigns yet.

Caterpillar Decatur values our relationship with the United Way and looks forward to continuing our robust employee investment in our communities.

01/04/2024

Congratulations to our March employees recently recognized in our monthly safety and recognition lunch. Supervisors nominated employees who were noticed for putting safety first, making improvements, and going the extra mile when asked.

We've got a great team in Decatur!

28/03/2024

Thanks to the Easter Bunny for making a stop at Caterpillar Decatur! Our Decatur Professionals Employee Resource Group recently hosted an Easter Egg Hunt for our employees and their families.

25/03/2024

Every week Caterpillar Decatur hosts customers and dealers from around the world. We look forward to showcasing our products and the pride we have in our team doing the work in Decatur!

22/03/2024

Did you know Caterpillar Decatur has an employee bowling league? Teams bowl at Sparetime Lanes on Thursday nights from fall to spring. Thank you to our employees who joined in on another fun season.