About this opportunity
Best Equipment Inc lists this Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Cat Rebuild Technician opportunity in parma, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Best Equipment Inc.
Best Equipment Inc. is a Michigan-based specialist in buying, selling, and rebuilding heavy construction and landfill equipment. We run a certified rebuild program for Caterpillar landfill compactors and dozers, using 100% Caterpillar OEM parts and holding every project to strict performance and durability standards. Our shop is led by a manager with more than 40 years in the industry, and demand for our rebuilt machines consistently exceeds supply.
We are growing our shop in Jackson, Michigan and looking for an experienced heavy-equipment mechanic to join us.
The Role
As a Cat Rebuild Technician, you will perform full teardowns, inspections, and rebuilds of Caterpillar landfill compactors, dozers, and related earthmoving equipment. This is hands-on shop work for someone who takes pride in doing the job right and wants steady, skilled work close to home.
What You Will Do
Disassemble, inspect, and rebuild Cat compactors, dozers, and heavy earthmoving equipment
Diagnose and repair engines, hydraulics, powertrains, and undercarriage systems
Work to OEM specifications and quality standards on every rebuild
Document work and communicate findings clearly with the shop team
What We Are Looking For
Experience as a heavy-equipment or diesel mechanic, ideally with Caterpillar machines
Cat-certified or rebuild experience strongly preferred
Strong diagnostic skills across engines, hydraulics, and powertrains
Your own hand tools (we help with the rest, see below)
A reliable, safety-minded teammate who takes ownership of their work
Why Techs Are Making the Move to Best Equipment
Competitive pay, above what many dealers offer for the right technician (we will talk specifics by phone)
Day-one health insurance, no 30-to-60-day waiting period
We match the PTO you have already earned
Tool allowance, plus we cover moving and rigging your toolbox
Home every night, no on-call, no road or service calls
Steady 40-hour weeks in a well-equipped shop in Jackson, Michigan
If you are a Cat-certified or rebuild-experienced tech in the Jackson, Lansing, or Southeast Michigan area, or you know someone who is, we would like to talk. Apply here or learn more at
Worksite address
parma, MI, 49269, US
Who can apply
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