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Job Description

Overview

As a Trailer Technician in Gary, IN, you will perform routine maintenance, inspections, rebuilds, and component replacements on company trailers. This position requires technical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with internal customers.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to trailers, including tire changes, minor electrical repairs, and greasing.
  • Use maintenance software to create and track work orders.
  • Communicate status updates with internal customers.

Requirements

  • Technical degree in welding, electronics, or related systems, or a minimum of 1 year of trailer technician experience.
  • Basic welding skills preferred.
  • Computer systems and diagnostic software experience.
  • Able to provide recommendations regarding maintenance and repair decisions.
  • Able to provide own tools within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Gary, IN, USA
  • Shift: Second shift
  • Schedule: Full time; Monday-Wednesday and every other weekend, 3:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Gary, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 96 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Gary, IN

Gary, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 110 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gary, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (6), and SMS group (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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