Alignment Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a hands-on technician who wants to be a part of a team, working to keep essential equipment on the road? 

North Central Utility (NCU), the second-largest Utility Trailer dealer in the US, is looking for a self-motivated and results-driven Alignment Technician with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction to join our dynamic team. This individual is responsible for scheduling their own alignment and suspension work directly with customers.

Wage & Benefits: 

• $35-$45/hour based on experience

• Monthly performance-based commissions

• 401(k) with company match & profit sharing

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Short-term Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts – FSA Section 125 program

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays (8.5 days)

• Training and professional development opportunities

• Annual safety shoe and tool allowances

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Work independently to perform heavy-duty vehicle alignments, frame and axle corrections, suspension repairs and rebuilds, including kingpins, shackle bushings and rear suspension bushings

• Proficient using Bee Line LC7500 computerized laser alignment system or equivalent

• Communicate directly with customers to schedule your work for the alignment pit and provide work details to service management for billing

• May mentor apprentice technicians on alignments and suspension repairs

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience with Bee Line computerized laser alignment system

• Able to work independently with limited directions

• Interpersonal skills and ability to professionally communicate with customers

• Maintain a clean, safe, and clutter-free workspace

• Willing to assist other service team members as needed

• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position

• Driver's License 

Job Type: Full-time 

Schedule: 

• Day shift, Mon-Fri (no weekends)

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

This position is a safety-sensitive position, requiring pre-employment and post-accident drug testing.

North Central Utility (NCU) is one of the largest semi-trailer dealerships in the nation and the largest in the North Central region with 10 locations throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. We are a family-owned and operated company with 2nd and 3rd generations taking the reins of leadership.

NCU offers reefers, dry vans, and flatbed trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing at all locations and vocational trailers from MAC Trailers in Wisconsin - we sell new and used semi-trailers. With Moore Space, we offer temporary storage container solutions as well. 

Our service department offers everything from routine maintenance, certified DOT inspections, to precision laser alignment, as well as complete wreck repair for trailers of all makes and models. With the addition of Cargobull reefer units to the Utility portfolio, NCU is expanding our Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) and mobile service capabilities.

Our parts department has an extensive inventory of Heavy-Duty Truck/Tractor and Trailer parts. With our extensive product offerings, expert service capabilities, and geographic reach, we ensure we are a “One-Stop Shop” for truck and semi-trailer parts.