CAREERS
ThinkBIG Student Program
Make a Career Out Of Doing What You Love!

Calling all students and career changers interested in learning an exciting new trade while putting themselves on the path to an advanced career. If you’re a student looking for a career as a heavy equipment technician but not sure where to start, Altorfer can help! 

If you’re intrigued by the prospect of repairing, buying and selling state-of-the-art equipment, this is your chance to earn money while learning to be a service technician. In just two short years, you can find yourself earning excellent pay with job security as an entry-level technician. Students undergo a diverse slate of training courses while actually experiencing what it’s like to work on powerfully built, technologically advanced machinery. Paid students/interns participate in four consecutive alternating rotations of eight weeks of training at Illinois Central College in East Peoria followed by an eight-week internship at local Altorfer branches. 

The Caterpillar Dealer Service Technology Program prepares you to become an entry-level service technician at a Caterpillar dealership. You’ll earn an Associate Degree in Applied Science, which is transferable to a four-year college/university. At the same time, you’ll learn the hands-on skills you’ll need to be successful as soon as you graduate. Because a Caterpillar dealership sponsors you in our program, as a direct result you’ll already be linked to a potential employer. 

Exciting Opportunities Await the Right Candidates

The ThinkBIG Program combines classroom work in state-of-the-art labs with real-world experience through internships. In class, you’ll learn about engine fundamentals, machine hydraulics, Caterpillar fuel systems, machine electrical systems, transmissions and torque converters, undercarriage/final drives, and more. You’ll also serve four paid eight-week internships at Altorfer to experience your future career firsthand. When you complete the program, you earn an Associate in Applied Science Degree from Illinois Central College that is transferable to a four-year college or university. What’s the future in Caterpillar Dealer Service Technology? Caterpillar Dealer Service Technicians are in demand and the need is growing greater every year. Caterpillar is the worldwide leader in heavy equipment manufacturing and development. There are big opportunities for job advancement within the dealerships! You can advance into such fields as:

  • Shop Technician
  • Specialized Technician
  • Special Projects Technician
  • Lead Shop Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Supervisor or Manager with the Caterpillar Dealership

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

 

Altorfer offers ThinkBIG students tuition reimbursement provided they are offered a full-time position following the program. Upon the completion of two years of full-time employment they will receive 50% of the cost of tuition. The remaining 50% of tuition costs will be provided upon the completion of the third year of full-time employment.

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