Mechanical Assembler: Service

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Pride Bodies Ltd., a Wabtec Company in Cambridge, Ontario, offers custom design and truck-body manufacturing and upfitting of utility, service, construction, railway and other custom truck bodies.  Our environmentally-friendly truck bodies are researched, designed and customized to our customers’ satisfaction. 

Who will you be working with?

As a member of the team at Pride Bodies Ltd., you will be working daily in the Service Department with another Assembler and an Operations Specialist to service and repair utility/service truck bodies, including cranes, railgear, compressors and pumps, of current and potential customers. 

How will you make a difference?

• Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Teamwork;
• Perform work that is accurate and finished to the satisfaction of our end customers.

What do we want to know about you?

• High School/GED diploma preferred;
• Able to maintain regular and reliable attendance;
• Be dedicated, dependable and capable of maintaining the highest quality of workmanship;
• Able to work safely at all times, checking for hazards before starting any task;
• Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude;
• Have excellent hand/eye co-ordination;
• Stamina and strength to perform manual labour;
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings and hydraulic schematics;
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of mobile hydraulic systems and electrical practices;
• Able to work independently and as part of a team;
• Be capable of building and troubleshooting hydraulic systems;
• Have in-depth knowledge of automotive electrical systems and be able to read electrical schematics;
• Possess the ability to troubleshoot electrical problems quickly and effectively;
• Be capable of connecting aftermarket electrical accessories to various chassis’;
• Have experience with vehicle-mounted equipment particularly with the operation of and installation of hydraulic/electric cranes, air compressors and service bodies;
• Be familiar with the various fasteners used for installation of above equipment onto automotive vehicles;
• Possess own tools to perform duties.

What will your typical day look like?

• Understand instructions and carry them out efficiently within the given deadline;

• Apply safe automotive/manufacturing work practices;
• Read and understand shop drawings to enable independent work;
• Use basic hand tools to perform tasks;
• Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action;
• Test parts and systems to ensure that they work properly;
• Follow checklists to ensure that all critical parts are examined;
• Perform basic care and maintenance, including alignments, setting hydraulic pressures, etc.;
• Repair or replace worn parts, rail wheels, wheel bearings and sensors;

• Take all work order packages from start to finish with minimal assistance in a timely manner.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

What about the physical demands of the job?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.

Benefits of Working at Pride Bodies Ltd.:

• Day shift:  41-hour work week, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th, 7 a.m. to Noon F;

• Competitive compensation package;
• Annual vacation, company-paid holidays;
• Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability coverage, out-of-country medical, Group RRSP/DPSP
• Annual safety-boot allowance and prescription-safety-glass allowance; Uniforms upon completion of probation period;
• Education assistance;
• On bus route; on-site parking.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.  Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.

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