Truck Upfitter Technician: Install Bodies, Weld & Wire

Socket.dev; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Reading Truck is seeking a Truck Installation Technician to install specialty truck equipment such as service utility bodies, stake bodies, dump bodies, hitches, and other commercial truck accessories.

You will follow safety rules and PPE requirements, install truck bodies and plows, mount hitches and racks, perform basic welding, and troubleshoot complex hydraulic and electrical systems while training with other technicians.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of welding skills (metal and aluminum)
• 2+ years of electrical wiring
• Ability to build schematics
• Complex Hydraulics knowledge and experience (a plus)
• Independent ability to troubleshoot
• Ability to operate power hand tools (and have basic tools)

Responsibilities

• Install truck bodies, plows, commercial truck accessories
• Mount hitches, shelves, drawers, ladder racks, mud flaps, etc.
• Basic weld experience (helpful)
• Train with other mechanics as needed
• Other duties assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Skills

Welding - metal & aluminum

Electrical wiring

Schematic drawing

Hydraulics knowledge

Troubleshooting

Power tools operation

Job description

Reading Truck is seeking a Truck Installation Technician to install specialty truck equipment such as service utility bodies, stake bodies, dump bodies, hitches, and other commercial truck accessories.

You will follow safety rules and PPE requirements, install truck bodies and plows, mount hitches and racks, perform basic welding, and troubleshoot complex hydraulic and electrical systems while training with other technicians.