Install Technician

Location: Houston, TX

Meet the Smart Safety Company

At Safe Fleet our name says it all. We make fleet vehicles – and everyone in and around them – safer. Our fleet safety platform brings together best-in-class products, ground-breaking technology, and a 100-year history of fleet know-how and innovation to solve the world's biggest fleet safety problems.

Our core value is safety. Without safety first, efficiency and productivity are not possible. This is true for our products, our culture, and our relationship with our community. Our vision is to reduce preventable deaths and injuries in and around fleet vehicles with a goal of ZERO accidents.

We are re-defining what safety means for fleets of every type – from school buses to waste collection trucks, firefighting to utility vehicles, police cruisers to delivery vans.

Whether you work in our Charlotte plant to build life-saving stop arms for school buses, or design advanced camera vision products in our Vancouver office, forge valves and high-quality nozzles to fight fires, or dream up new ways to protect fleet operators in our Corporate HQ in Kansas City, you'll contribute to our goal to keep everyone safe.

We are a fast-growing manufacturing, service, and technology company with over 1700 employees in over 15 locations across Canada and the US. We're looking for motivated self-starters with innovative thinking to join our team and help us achieve our growth and performance goals. Sound like you? 

Work for the Smart Safety Company

At American Van we offer a range of high-quality, road-tested van shelving and storage products. General contract service companies and fleet operators have been relying on American Van's safe and secure cargo van and work truck storage solutions since 1978. We'll meet all your interior storage requirements with our road-tested products, guaranteed to withstand long term heavy usage on the highways. Our van shelving systems are factory pre-assembled for quick and easy installation into your vehicle.

Summary: This position is primarily responsible for the assembly and installation of American Van products at the Showroom location.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following.

• Stages and assembles all parts for customer pick-ups and installations.
• Loads customer pick-ups and puts away transfers.
• Moves customer vehicles in/out for installation.
• Uses work instructions to complete installations from start to finish.
• Cleans and inspects all vehicles upon completion of installation.
• Maintains tools and equipment (including but not limited to oiling air rachets/ charging drills and air compressors).
• Maintains warehouse including but not limited to taking out garbage, cleaning warehouse floors, bathrooms, and showroom areas.
• Participates in physical inventory counts as necessary.
• Communicates tooling and hardware needs to Management.
• Other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES: 

• Ability to competently use hand tools.
• Ability to read work instructions.
• Able to work overtime and weekends.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot
• Able to read standard and metric rulers

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manual dexterity
• High school education or equivalent.
• Valid driver's license to move customer vehicles.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; Reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and lift up to 75 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PPE REQUIREMENTS: In compliance with OSHA standards it has been determined that Safety glasses and footwear are required on the warehouse floor. Additional PPE may be required per specific tasks in the department.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

At American Van, a Safe Fleet Company, you are empowered to build a career that will take you where you want to go. You'll enjoy the support to think outside the box and the tools necessary to achieve personal success.  We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, 401K, bonuses, and more

We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law.

NOTE: Safe Fleet does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law.