Truck Equipment Installer/Fab Technician
Palmer TrucksAbout the role
Description
Fabricator FAB TechnicianSummary
The primary focus of the Truck Equipment Installer and Fabrication Technician is to install various truck equipment components such as dump truck bodies, snowplows, hydraulic pumps, tarp systems, etc. Individual will need to securely route air and hydraulic lines for operation of truck equipment components.
Essential Responsibilities
- MIG Welding Experience.
- Basic electrical.
- Use of basic hand tools to install parts and subassemblies.
- Listen to and follow directions from supervisors.
- Fabricate and assemble parts/components on Medium and Heavy Duty trucks.
- Troubleshoot malfunctions and perform repairs as needed.
- Complete quality controls.
- Accurately records time, cause and correction on Repair Orders.
- Completes assigned repairs and tasks in a timely and safe manner.
- Study and interpret assembly instructions.
- Ensure working space is clean and safe.
- Team oriented and a positive attitude.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Other Requirements
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.
Computer Skills
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic Computer skills and Repair Order Processing Software.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Position requires the ability to operate motor vehicles and have safe driving record. Current Commercial Driver's License is preferred but not required
Working hours: Heavy-duty diesel technicians may work varying shifts, including evenings, weekends, and potentially on-call or emergency repair shifts, as diesel engine maintenance and repairs are often required outside of regular business hours.
Requirements
Business Skills
Individual has demonstrated a strong set of business skills listed below:
- Continuous Learning - Taking initiative to regularly learn new concepts, technologies and/or methods
- Decision Making - Analyzing all aspects of a situation to make consistently sound and timely decisions
- Resiliency - Quickly recovering from adversity
- Teamwork - Cooperating with others to meet objectives
- Customer Focus - Anticipating, meeting and/or exceeding customer needs, wants and expectations
- Self Starting - Demonstrating initiative and willingness to begin working
- Time and Priority Management - Prioritizing and completing tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted timeframes
Competencies
Individuals need to have the following:
- Resiliency: Quickly recovering from adversity. Demonstrates the ability to overcome setbacks. Strives to remain optimistic in light of adversity.
- Personal Accountability: Willing to take ownership of situations. Being answerable for personal actions. Demonstrates the ability to self-evaluate. Strives to take responsibility for his or her actions.
- Problem Solving: Defining, analyzing and diagnosing key components of a problem to formulate a solution. Identifies the multiple components of problems and their relationships. Prioritizes steps to a solution. Understands and defines the problem before jumping to a solution.
- Continuous Learning: Taking initiative to regularly learn new concepts, technologies and/or methods. Takes initiative in acquiring and mastering the skills and knowledge requirements of a position. Keeps abreast of current or new information through reading and other learning methods.
- Time and Priority Management: Prioritizing and completing tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted time frames. Effectively manages difficulties and delays to complete tasks on time. Reduces the amount of time spent on non-priorities.
- Goal Orientation: Setting, pursuing and attaining goals, regardless of obstacles or circumstances. Acts instinctively to achieve objectives without supervision.
- Expends the necessary time and effort to achieve goals.
- Creativity and Innovation: Creating new approaches, designs, processes, technologies and/or systems to achieve the desired result. Notices unique patterns, variables, processes, systems or relationships.
Behaviors
- Organized Workplace - The job requires establishing and maintaining specific order
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