{"id":247,"date":"2026-05-13T22:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:35:51","slug":"caterpillar-adding-600-jobs-at-lee-county-plant-near-sanford-to-build-compact-track-loaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar adding 600 jobs at Lee County plant near Sanford to build compact track loaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar announced Wednesday that the company plans to add 600 new jobs at a Lee County plant that already employs about 2,000 workers just north of Sanford.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=244\">North Carolina budget framework reshapes future income tax cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company said the openings across all shifts will be for production roles in assembly, logistics, and fabrication.<\/p>\n<p>The new jobs will build compact track loaders with hourly starting wages around $18 \u2014 and higher pay for skilled roles like welding, Caterpillar officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Caterpillar, located on Womack Road, has been in the Sanford area for more than 25 years.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=240\">Paris Saint-Germain clinches league title with 2-0 win over closest rival Lens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company provides on-the-job training, giving people in the community a chance to build new skills and start long-term careers,\u201d Caterpillar officials said in the news release.<\/p>\n<p>Caterpillar also said that no prior manufacturing experience is required for the new jobs.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0cdc3a07a5eb174d1dc563cc20b84160-768x429.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0cdc3a07a5eb174d1dc563cc20b84160-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0cdc3a07a5eb174d1dc563cc20b84160-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0cdc3a07a5eb174d1dc563cc20b84160.webp 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption>Crews working on compact track loaders at the Caterpillar plant in Lee County, just north of Sanford. Photo courtesy: Caterpillar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur focus on delivering a best\u2011in\u2011class small and compact equipment sales experience will drive strong business growth for these products across our facilities, including Sanford,\u201d Gareth Jones, Sanford facility manager, said in the release.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=238\">Will this cruise ship be safe? Inside the hantavirus cleanup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials said interested applicants can apply on their website.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new jobs will build compact track loaders with hourly starting wages around $18 \u2014 and higher pay for skilled roles like welding, Caterpillar officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Caterpillar adding 600 jobs at Lee County plant near Sanford to build compact track loaders - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=247\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caterpillar adding 600 jobs at Lee County plant near Sanford to build compact track loaders - 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