Metal Finisher Technician - 2nd Shift ($25.95/hr+)

oshkoshcorporation; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits day 1

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is seeking an Automotive Finish Technician/Painter. Openings on multiple shifts with 2nd shift and weekend options; responsibilities include surface prep, primer and paint application, and maintenance of a safe workspace.

Position involves using hand and power tools, reading blueprints, and teamwork to produce high-quality truck parts. Competitive pay with shift premiums, comprehensive benefits from Day 1, and opportunities for career growth are offered

Qualifications

• Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment.
• Follow instructions to complete tasks and maintain safety.
• Be able to operate hand and power tools for metal finishing and painting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare surfaces of truck parts for painting; apply primer and paint as directed.
• Inspect, repair, and clean parts; read blue prints of trucks or parts.
• Rotate between painting, sanding, and taping as directed; maintain clean work area.

Skills

Communication

Safety

Teamwork

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Forklift

Job description

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

With a career at Pierce Manufacturing, you can expect:

• Competitive Pay - pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate $23.95 per hour 2nd Shift Premium of $2.00 per hour
• Early Weekend Shift $5.00 per hour
• Weekend Shift $6.50 per hour
• Merit increases at 6 months, 12 months, and then annually
• Comprehensive Benefit Package - Effective Day 1 Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability benefits, 401k plan & company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, paid vacation, paid holidays
• Sign on bonus for production hires that live >50 miles from their assigned work location at time of hire
• Job Stability
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• Hands-On Approach
• Customer Focus
• Culture for Fostering Teamwork
• Respected Leaders
• People First Culture
• Hiring Immediately

Shift Overview

Openings on all shifts with a majority of positions on 2nd shift and Early Weekend shift

Shift times and overtime hours vary dependent on position, department, and location

2nd shift: Monday - Thursday, four 10 hour days, overtime worked at the end of shift and on Friday's with occasional Saturdays

3rd shift: Sunday - Thursday, five 8 hour days. Overtime worked before the start of the shift and on Fridays with occasional Saturdays

Early Weekend shift: Thursday - Saturday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year, potential overtime during the week

Weekend shift: Friday - Sunday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year

Summary of Job Description

The positions within an Automotive Finish Technician/Painter are responsible for preparing the surface of truck parts for painting. Workers operate hand and power tools/equipment for the metal finishing in order to prep, repair, and clean truck parts for the painting process. They may perform painting on truck parts if directed.

Painters apply primer to truck parts/equipment.

They may inspect the work of others along with fixing equipment and tools. They must communicate with co-workers to keep and maintain a clean and safe environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment
• Follow instructions to complete tasks and keep a safe work environment
• Metal finish, sand, grind, and tape surface of parts/equipment
• Mix, apply, and remove body filler to uneven surfaces and defects in metal (scratches, gouges) to automotive standards
• Understand parts, equipment, and tools used for the paint prepping process
• Inspect and detect in equipment and parts for defects
• Use of a computer to locate and read truck prints
• Record inventory of parts that go into metal finishing rooms
• Be responsive to needs of co-workers and supervisors
• Sweep and clean work area, tools, and equipment
• Lifting of parts and equipment
• Transport truck parts to and from designated areas
• Use hand and power tools to prep truck parts for the metal finishing/painting process
• Push/pull carts filled with parts and equipment with the help of other co-workers to designated area for paint preparation
• Caulking, taping, grinding weld, flattening weld, buffing and hanging of parts
• Hand sand, file, cut, grind, tape, and repaint parts and equipment when necessary
• Ability to rotate between painting, sanding, and taping parts and equipment if directed
• Review of check sheets and notes

These functions may be considered essential based on location, position, and other factors.

• Work overtime if needed
• Painting and priming of truck parts as directed
• Climb onto roof of trucks to perform metal finishing duties
• Operation of a forklift and/or tractor to pick up parts for metal finishing process
• Use of a computer to read blue prints of truck or parts
• Use of 7-9 step ladders to spray primer and paint on top of truck parts
• Assist other co-workers with lifting parts and equipment with other co-workers
• Regulate paint kitchen, mixing of paint and dumping of waste paint
• Complete paint finishing tasks
• Apply primer to truck parts (e.g. truck frames, doors, and subassembly parts)
• Wipe down the body parts of a truck and apply multiple coats of paint to the part
• Bleed lines, apply sealer, and apply paint to parts
• Detect unpainted areas on a part and paint o