Truck Upfitter

Job Summary:

HP Fairfield, a member of the Alamo Group Inc. family of manufacturing companies, is seeking a skilled Truck Upfitter to join its team in Skowhegan, ME.

About the Role:

This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position that involves mounting tilt fronts, dump bodies, hydraulic hoses, and tanks according to specifications and blueprints. The ideal candidate will have basic welding and fabricating skills, experience with torches, electric drills, reamers, and band saws, and the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, assembly diagrams, or schematics.

Responsibilities:

• Lay out, position, align, and fit components together
• Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure in position
• Set up equipment and weld parts for mounting tilt fronts, dump bodies, etc.
• Perform one of the following primary functions:
  • Welding: Lay out, fit, cut, and weld fabricated parts, using appropriate tools and welding equipment to assemble or install dump bodies, handle stands, valve stands, and any other parts and equipment according to blueprint
  • Electrical: Install electrical equipment on plow trucks and dump trucks, including running wires, mounting brackets, switches, and control boxes, while following electrical codes, manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints, and other specifications, using hand tools, power tools, air tools, etc. Test all installed equipment and wiring to determine proper functioning and installation of electrical equipment
  • Hydraulics: Select equipment, plan layout, and assemble or install hydraulics on equipment according to blueprints
• Assist with installation of equipment in truck cabs as necessary
• Perform other miscellaneous tasks as required by the Installation Team Leader

Requirements:

• Basic welding and fabricating skills
• Experience with torches, electric drills, reamers, and band saws
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, assembly diagrams, or schematics
• Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and series of numbers
• Ability to perform the four arithmetic operations with like, common, and decimal fractions
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form
• Ability to perform fairly repetitive duties and tasks according to set procedures, interacting with people only when it is routine
• Commitment to teamwork

Working Conditions:

This job has a strength rating of medium physical work, requiring exertion of 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequent balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, depth perception, and use of field of vision are required. Frequent exposure to oils and solvents, working in high, exposed places, and atmospheric conditions with occasional exposure to weather, vibration, proximity to mechanical moving parts, and electrical shock. Steel toe boots and use of personal protective equipment are a requirement of this position.