Now Hiring - Great Western Leasing & Sales, Inc. - Truck Equipment Technician/Upfitter in Oklahoma City, OK

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Great Western Trailer (GWT) is immediately hiring a Truck Equipment Technician/Upfitter to Install Equipment at our Oklahoma City, OK Location. As a Truck Equipment Technician/Upfitter, you will install, fabricate, wire, and plumb new equipment on new or used vehicles in accordance with Department of Transportation regulations and safety policies. Come join our excellent Service Team providing quality Equipment for customers! * What 's in it for you? * Competitive Weekly Pay * Monday to Friday work schedule * Health, dental, vision, and life insurance * 401K, HSA/FSA, and employee discounts * Paid vacation, and sick days * $400 Benefit Card * _Be a part of our Team - Apply now!_ * Good GWT candidates are: * Quick learners : Willing to listen, receive and follow instructions, ask questions, communicate verbally and in writing, and self-study to master skills. * Team Players: Punctual and reliable, who can also work well independently and are respectful of others. * Focused: Keep excellent work habits; display accuracy in their work product and attention to detail. Truck Equipment Technician/Upfitters can expect any of the following responsibilities: * Install and Fabricate to fit: * Dump bodies, Flatbed, Service Bodies, Liftgates, Cranes, Van Interior packages, Ladder Racks, Snowplow and Spreaders * Wire Lights, Fabricate necessary brackets, or Weld provided hardware * Install PTO's / Hydraulics, Plumb hydraulics lines as needed * Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills and job functions. Quality check and reporting: * Prepares service reports and any other necessary paperwork. * Examines workpieces for defects to ensure conformance with specifications. * Ability to follow logical troubleshooting procedures, manufacturer and company installation and service guidelines to ensure quality work. * Communicates needs or concerns in a timely manner in addition to assisting others as needed. Demonstrate safety at all times: * Adheres to contamination control and HAZMAT rules and regulations. * Follows company safety policies and procedures and complies with safety standards. * Maintains all company equipment, tools, and work areas in a good, clean, and working order. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Minimum one year installation/fabrication experience * Valid driver's license and reliable form of transportation. * Owns personal set of hand tools. * Broad knowledge equipment and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance; current computer software, related hardware, and machine electronic systems. * Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and equipment used in fabrication and welding; make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands in order to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. * Ability to work overtime as needed. * High school diploma or GED. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: * ASE or other industry-recognized certifications helpful; welding certification. * Bilingual Spanish a plus. PHYSICAL DEMAND The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and to reach with hands and arms; must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Regularly is required to sit. Specific vision abilities requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Must operate equipment such as phone, computer, power tools fork truck, hand tools, and welding equipment. * WORK ENVIRONMENT Exposure to working near moving mechanical parts, in high precarious places, with toxic or caustic chemicals; fumes or airborne particles, extremes in temperature and environmental conditions. Usually moderate to loud noise levels. Potential risk of electrical shock. May work in a shop or yard. * Great Western Trailer (GWT)* is a dynamic Semi-trailer Sales, Leasing, Rental, and Service company in significant growth mode. With 10 locations across 8 states, we are planning expansion into other sites in our current footprint, as well as other locations across the country.** We have operations in Fontana, CA; Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ; Grants Pass, OR; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Dearborn, MI; Salt Lake City, UT; Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK.