Career Opportunities

Truck Upfit Mechanic

Are you ready to take your mechanical skills to the next level? Move beyond repairs and step into this role where you will be working on custom builds on the newest trucks in the industry. Earn up to $69,000 a year while you use your mechanical expertise to see the build through from start to finish. Enjoy all the benefits that come with joining a company whose core values have been driving business for over 145 years! W.A. Jones, a leading truck equipment dealer, is seeking Mechanics to join their team in Columbia City, IN. If you are an experienced mechanic, then this is a career you need to explore! Why Mechanics are joining the WA Jones Team: Company Culture: Enjoy the benefits that come with joining a small company, where you are more than a number, you are part of a family. Be on a first name basis with not only your peers but the CEO Strong Company Values: Moral Character, Customer-Focused, Humility, Reliability, and Motivation. Join an established company whose core values have driven business decisions and created lasting customer relationships for over 140 years. Brand-New, Custom Builds: Take advantage of this opportunity to work on the newest and latest trucks and equipment. Each build is a custom job, tailored specifically to meet customer needs, making your days and weeks interesting, not monotonous! Job Satisfaction: Take pride and satisfaction as you take ownership of a custom build from start to finish- with no two builds being the same! Consistent Schedule: Enjoy a steady work week, working the day shift from 5:30am-4:00pm. Take advantage of optional overtime opportunities on the weekends. Competitive Pay; Earn $22-$26/hour based upon experience. You will have the opportunity to increase your rate at your 30-60-90-day reviews. Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive medical plans after your first 30 days, 401k with company match after a year, holidays, and PTO. Duties and Responsibilities: Install equipment to trucks ranging from light duty pick ups to the largest of Class 8 vehicles. Learn and develop new or improved mechanical skills. Perform automotive wiring tasks. Work with hydraulic systems. Conduct welding tasks as needed. Serve customers by providing high-quality trucks and equipment. Collaborate with a skilled team to achieve company goals and drive growth. Lift and carry items weighing up to 75 lbs. as necessary. About the Company: W.A. Jones knows what it takes to provide a high-quality, reliable product you can trust time and time again. As the oldest continuously operating business in Whitley County, they’ve been doing just that for over 145 years. Their trucks are durable, cost-effective, quick to assemble and come with a team of dedicated experts to back them up. And that’s why municipalities across Indiana have trusted W.A. Jones to be the supplier of record for their snow and ice fleet.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Full-time, Salary to be Determined

Are you ready to take your mechanical skills to the next level? Move beyond repairs and step into this role where you will be working on custom builds on the newest trucks in the industry. Earn up to $69,000 a year while you use your mechanical expertise to see the build through from start to finish. Enjoy all the benefits that come with joining a company whose core values have been driving business for over 145 years!

W.A. Jones, a leading truck equipment dealer, is seeking Mechanics to join their team in Columbia City, IN.

If you are an experienced mechanic, then this is a career you need to explore!

Why Mechanics are joining the WA Jones Team:

  • Company Culture: Enjoy the benefits that come with joining a small company, where you are more than a number, you are part of a family. Be on a first name basis with not only your peers but the CEO
  • Strong Company Values: Moral Character, Customer-Focused, Humility, Reliability, and Motivation. Join an established company whose core values have driven business decisions and created lasting customer relationships for over 140 years.
  • Brand-New, Custom Builds: Take advantage of this opportunity to work on the newest and latest trucks and equipment. Each build is a custom job, tailored specifically to meet customer needs, making your days and weeks interesting, not monotonous!
  • Job Satisfaction: Take pride and satisfaction as you take ownership of a custom build from start to finish- with no two builds being the same!
  • Consistent Schedule: Enjoy a steady work week, working the day shift from 5:30am-4:00pm. Take advantage of optional overtime opportunities on the weekends.
  • Competitive Pay; Earn $22-$26/hour based upon experience. You will have the opportunity to increase your rate at your 30-60-90-day reviews.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive medical plans after your first 30 days, 401k with company match after a year, holidays, and PTO.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Install equipment to trucks ranging from light duty pick ups to the largest of Class 8 vehicles.
  • Learn and develop new or improved mechanical skills.
  • Perform automotive wiring tasks.
  • Work with hydraulic systems.
  • Conduct welding tasks as needed.
  • Serve customers by providing high-quality trucks and equipment.
  • Collaborate with a skilled team to achieve company goals and drive growth.
  • Lift and carry items weighing up to 75 lbs. as necessary.

About the Company:

W.A. Jones knows what it takes to provide a high-quality, reliable product you can trust time and time again. As the oldest continuously operating business in Whitley County, they’ve been doing just that for over 145 years. Their trucks are durable, cost-effective, quick to assemble and come with a team of dedicated experts to back them up. And that’s why municipalities across Indiana have trusted W.A. Jones to be the supplier of record for their snow and ice fleet. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.