Job Title: Truck Equipment Technician
Reports To: Truck Equipment Shop Foreman
FLSA Status: Non- exempt
Compensation: $ per bi-weekly pay period
SUMMARY: Working inside a high volume and high quality shop upfitting of commercial and safety vehicles. Building vehicles from the ground up.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Install flat beds of all sizes
- Service bodies of all sizes
- Fabricate from ground up hitches and Icc bumpers
- Fabricate and install dump bodies and needed hydraulic and electrical systems
- Install wire and repair safety equipment such as 4 corner strobe systems, arrow boards and light bars
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Minimum of 2 years welding experience
- 1 year experience with hydraulics
- 1 year experience in automotive electrical and lighting systems
- 2-3 years experience in fabrication example building car chassis, building trailers, fabricating dump bodies etc
- Crane and lift gate knowledge
- Must be self starter
- Past truck equipment experience a plus
- Must have own hand tools
- Knowledge of shop tools sheer tubing bender and saws
The individual must possess these skills and abilities, or, explain and demonstrate that he/she can perform the essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write technical, effective business communication to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, clients, and/or regulators.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to apply financial mathematical concepts.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Welding certification
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.