Diesel tech paid training; Western and Centeral Washington

[63DH8]

N C Machinery, the Western & Central Washington Caterpillar Dealer, has teamed up with Portland Community College (Portland OR) to offer the ThinkBig Program.

If you have ever considered a career in diesel services technology, this program is for you. ThinkBig is the only internship program authorized by Caterpillar Inc. to prepare you for a career as a heavy equipment diesel equipment technician.

ThinkBig graduates:

*Earn an accredited 2-year college degree in Applied Science & Diesel Technology from Portland Community College
*Gain paid real-world experience on dealership shop floors, working on real equipment alongside the most knowledgeable technicians in the business
*Get started on the path to a long-term, well paid career with the most respected companies in the Northwest on the industries highest regarded brand of equipment.

Your Caterpillar Dealership will be responsible for:

*Providing a paid internship
*Providing related work/learning experience to supplement students most recent instruction
*Provide uniforms
*Assist obtaining equipment and training aids
*Provide basic toolset and laptop for school and internship use

Student responsible for:

*Maintaining academic standards and adhere to academic policies
*Maintaining dealership attendance standards
*Be responsible for program costs, fees, books, housing, etc.
*Assist in obtaining equipment and training aids

Interested?

*For more information, go to www.pcc.edu/program/thinkbig or call 425-251-5800, ext 5879 and ask for Sally Hausken
*visit our website: ncmachinery.com
*We are accepting applications for Seattle.
*School starts in September, 2009

Why not get started today on a career that will last a lifetime.

Equal Opportunity Employer

* Location: Seattle WA
* Compensation: Get paid while you learn
* This is an internship job
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
* Phone calls about this job are ok.
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Diesel mechanics get paid pretty well, wouldn't be a bad deal for someone willing to relocate.
I took Diesel Mechanics in tech school, I'm a driver though.

[63DH8]

Participating dealers are located across the northwest with services in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.

If you live in these states, or near these states, and need a good paying job, it's worth it! You'll be working for the Caterpillar company or one of their service shops.

[Volk]

Sounds interesting. Too bad my wife goes back to school in few weeks and we can't be both in school at the same time.

My sister's father in law in diesel tech with couple of decades of equipment. He is worried about his job now. They lost a lot of business. Probably because I see a lot the earth moving equipment up for sale everywhere and not on job sites.

[63DH8]

Sounds interesting. Too bad my wife goes back to school in few weeks and we can't be both in school at the same time.

My sister's father in law in diesel tech with couple of decades of equipment. He is worried about his job now. They lost a lot of business. Probably because I see a lot the earth moving equipment up for sale everywhere and not on job sites.


Volk, with the paid to train program this company is offering, it may not be a bad idea for your sister's father in law to look into the schooling. It'll keep him paid during the two years of training. Afterwards, with some luck, the economy will turn and there'll be jobs again, or he may be asked to teach.

[Schuetzenman]

So what kind of money do they make?

[63DH8]

So what kind of money do they make?


I've seen starting pay from $18 an hour to starting pay at $24 an hour. I've seen middle scale from $20-$30 an hour.