Body Control Technician, Watertown SD

Terex Corporation•Watertown, SD

6d•$27 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team at Terex Utilities and take on a hands‑on, technically focused role as a Body Control Technician supporting the integration of utility truck bodies into production. This position plays a critical role in ensuring body quality, production readiness, and issue resolution from body receipt through final truck shipment. At Terex Utilities we believe in fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every person is empowered to thrive. We're dedicated to driving quality, innovation, embracing diversity, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We're committed to excellence in everything we do, and we're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and values to join our team. We are looking to fill a position for a Body Control Technician within the Terex Body Team. This role serves as the technical and quality owner of the body process, providing engineering‑focused support across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and body vendors to ensure bodies meet design intent, installation requirements, and production standards. This role requires regular interaction with production operations, engineering, quality, and purchasing.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Strong mechanical and technical understanding
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions
Experience working in a manufacturing, quality, or technical support environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with utility bodies, subframes, fabrication, or upfit processes
Prior experience working with suppliers or vendors in a quality or manufacturing support role
Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis
Comfortable working hands‑on in a production environment
Experience using production and quality tracking systems
Strong organizational and communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally and frequently lift smaller items (1–2 pounds)

Responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end body process from body receipt through final truck shipment, ensuring conformance to engineering requirements, quality standards, and production schedules.
Perform incoming AQL inspections on received bodies to verify compliance with drawings, specifications, and work instructions.
Identify, document, and disposition body nonconformances; coordinate containment, rework, repair, or return activities as required.
Serve as the on‑floor technical point of contact for body-quality related issues, responding to NCR and RRT submissions and supporting production in real time.
Investigate root cause of body quality and fitment issues and coordinate corrective actions with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and suppliers.
Work directly with body vendors to address quality concerns, clarify design intent, drive corrective actions, and support continuous improvement.
Estimate rework scope and labor and coordinate body rework activities to ensure safe and effective execution.
Manage warranty claims related to body issues and coordinate replacement or repair of missing, damaged, or nonconforming body components.
Maintain accurate inventory control of bodies, subframes, and body‑related materials in the yard and manufacturing areas.
Support material staging, storage, and traceability for body‑related parts and warranty materials.
Participate in clear‑to‑release and production readiness reviews to surface risks, constraints, and open body issues prior to build.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and light engineering or technical tasks related to body processes and integration.
Perform additional duties as required.