Installation Lead

About the Role

Responsible for meeting customer needs through custom truck body fabrication, installation, and leadership. Key activities include:

• Layout, wiring, and mounting of custom truck bodies on trucks
• Setting up and operating machines to cut, bend, saw, and punch steel into custom parts
• Completing mechanical work, including hydraulics and mounting PTOs and pumps
• Leading and assisting employees to meet production schedules while maintaining personal production responsibilities
• Communicating effectively with employees, managers, and other departments (e.g., documentation, reports)
• Assisting the Lead with employee performance appraisals and accountability for company values and policies
• Prioritizing safety by following safety and environmental requirements, housekeeping, PPE, and work procedures
• Assisting with safety-related investigations, including root cause analysis and action items
• Other duties as assigned

Tools Used

• Overhead chain hoists
• Forklift trucks
• Handcarts
• All types of hand/air tools
• Business operating system

Safety Equipment

• Safety glasses
• Steel-toed shoes with metatarsal guards
• Ear plugs
• Gloves
• Aprons
• Safety props
• Grinding shields
• Welding sleeves

Work Environment

Heavy industrial atmosphere with exposure to:

• Grease and oil
• Heat and humidity
• Occasionally cramped quarters
• Possibly wet conditions

Requirements

• Leadership, flexibility, and interpersonal skills to identify, analyze, and solve problems, as well as train and mentor employees
• Basic math skills for accurate machine setup, measurement, and problem-solving
• Preferred experience operating a hand plasma and wire feed welding; ability to pass a weld test is preferred
• Preferred 1–2 years of experience in installation or related vehicle experience
• Ability to manually move product and materials up to 50 lbs. through regular heavy physical exertion (lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending)
• Ability to push and pull up to 100 lbs. using overhead hoists
• Ability to stand and work on concrete for several hours at a time
• Ability to work in various positions, including kneeling, crouching, bending, twisting, turning, and climbing
• Ability to read job specifications, blueprints, and measuring devices, and perform basic computer data entry
• Basic understanding of hydraulics, PTOs, frames, pumps, electrical controls, and wiring
• Ability to work in a team environment, identify effective countermeasures, and participate in company meetings
• Ability to attain and maintain production efficiencies and quality standards
• Commitment to working safely, following procedures, wearing PPE, completing maintenance requests, and communicating hazards
• Team-oriented mindset to collaborate with other departments or facilities to meet company goals
• Detail-oriented, energetic, and goal-driven
• Willingness to embrace lean tools and apply them for measurable results
• Desire to participate in and lead kaizen events in work cells

Pay

Wage expectations: $25.00 to $29.00 per hour (non-exempt, hourly position).

Schedule

Typical schedule: Four (4) ten-hour days, Monday through Friday. Overtime may be available on the fifth day of the week and/or Saturdays.

Location

On-site: 52182 Ember Road, Lake Crystal, MN 56055. Minimal to no travel required.

Benefits

Eligibility for benefits begins on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Company-paid life insurance policy ($20,000.00 for full-time employees)
• Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses/domestic partners, and children
• Company-paid short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD)

Eligibility for the following benefits begins on the first day of employment:

• 401(k) with partial company match (100% vested immediately)