Truck Installation & Upfitting Associate

Lincoln Electric

Michigan City, IN Posted 9/8/2025 Full Time

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Michigan City
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Pay Range: ($36,103.41- $67,049.19)
Target Bonus: 5.0%
Req ID:27239

Long Description

Are you interested in working with custom automotive builds Do you have mechanical experience you want to put to the test Are you looking for an exciting & rewarding career with a global industry leader Would you like to earn a $2,000 sign on bonus*

Vanair, a Lincoln Electric company, has been an industry leader for 52 years, working to bring our customers the very best in Mobile Power Solutions®. Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. We are recognized as the Welding Expert, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.

As an experienced Truck Upfitter/ Equipment Installer, you will deliver outstanding products to customers who have trusted our brands for decades.If you like being challenged, want to be a part of the company’s expansion, and are looking for personal development and growth, then we’re looking for you

HERE’S A GLIMPSE OF WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Core Description –Youwill install various types of truck bodies, Mobile Power Systems®, lighting packages, graphics, and other equipment to complete new custom builds for the work truck industry. You will work alongside some of the best in the business and will drive business growth.

The Day-to-Day –Work in a clean environment building brand new trucks utilizing common automotive shop tools to build custom solutions for our broad range of customers. This requires mechanical aptitude, physical strength, the continuous use of hands including grasping, pushing, and pulling, as well as maneuvering inside, around, and underneath vehicles regularly.

Following Best Practices –Strictly adhere to quality standards, frequently read and follow work instructions and production specifications (e.g., dials or gauges, measuring tapes, blueprints, and customer supplied specs). Understand, follow, and enforce all risk reduction procedures including wearing specified protective clothing and safety equipment where required.

Pay:will correspond with years of experience

Benefits:comprehensive benefits package

Sign On Bonus*:$1,000 after 6 months of employment and an additional $1,000 after 12 months of employment. Must be an active employee in good standing to receive payment. Applicable taxes apply.

Job Requirements

  • Must have at least two years of experience using hand and power tools, perferably on vehicles
  • Must have at least two years of expereince working on vehicles either in a professional setting or as a hobby
  • Experience working on meduium to heavy work trucks is preferred but not required
  • Must be willing to provide all necessary tools
  • Must be able to life 50 pound unassisted on a regular basis
  • Schematic experience is a plus but the ability to learn how to read schematics within 30 days of hire is required

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

JOB LOCATION:
Michigan City, IN 46360

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