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Job Description: Join our Team: Body Control Technician
Location: Watertown, SD

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.

What You’ll Do

- 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.

Required Qualifications

What you’ll bring

- 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

Preferred Qualifications

- 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)

Salary

The compensation range for this position is $27.26-$33.32/ Hourly. Pay is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

Why Join Us

- We are a global company, and our culture is defined by our Values — Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship.
- Safety is an absolute way of life. We expect all team members to prioritize safety and commit to Zero Harm.
- Our top priority is creating an inclusive environment where every team member feels safe, supported, and valued.
- We make a positive impact by providing innovative solutions, engaging our people, and operating in a sustainable way.
- We are committed to helping team members reach their full potential.
- Through innovation and collaboration, our vision remains forward‑looking, and we aim to be a catalyst for change, inspiring others to build a better world for generations.

If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

About Terex:

Terex Corporation is a global leader in specialized equipment solutions, serving essential sectors such as emergency services, waste and recycling, utilities, and construction. Our diversified portfolio positions us in resilient, high‑demand markets with strong long‑term growth potential. We design and manufacture advanced specialty vehicles—including fire, ambulance, and recreational vehicles—alongside waste collection vehicles, materials processing machinery, mobile elevating work platforms, and equipment for the electric utility industry. Through our global dealer, parts and service network and true value‑creating digital solutions, we deliver best‑in‑class lifecycle support, helping customers maximize return on investment. With a strong manufacturing footprint in the United States and operations across Europe, India, and Asia Pacific, Terex combines global reach with local expertise to capture opportunities worldwide. Our strategy is clear: exceed customer expectations, invest in innovation, leverage our diversified portfolio, and deliver consistent, profitable growth for our shareholders.

Additional Information:

We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact. We are committed to recruiting, engaging, developing, and retaining team members at all levels of our global workforce. Our culture is defined by our Terex Way Values – Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship. Our values are the driving force behind our commitment to maintain an inclusive, supportive, non‑discriminatory, and safe workplace for all team members. To that end, we are committed to actively foster a culture where every team member feels valued, listened to, and appreciated. We are committed to being fair and impartial in our decisions.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, including disabled veterans, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting the recruiting department at Globaltalentacquisitions@terex.com.

The Company offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits, including paid vacation, 401(k), medical, dental, and vision.