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

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Appleton, Northern (WI, KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Shift premiums

Merit increases

Sign-on bonus

Benefits from Day 1

Career growth

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is seeking an Automotive Finish Technician/Painter to prepare truck parts for painting, apply primers, and ensure quality finishes. You will operate hand and power tools, inspect work, and maintain a clean, safe work environment. Overtime and shift variations apply as described in the posting.

The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and precision in metal finishing and painting tasks across multiple shifts in Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• Proficient at reading checklists, paint codes, safety logs and JSA's.
• High School Diploma or equivalent; 3+ years in industrial painting or equivalent.
• Willing to cross-train and start touch-up work.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with co-workers to maintain a safe environment.
• Prepare surfaces, mix primers, and apply paint per process.
• Operate tools for paint prepping and finishing.
• Rotate between painting, sanding, and taping as directed.
• Review check sheets and notes.

Skills

Reading checklists

Paint codes literacy

Safety awareness

Team communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

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

Marginal Work Functions

*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 over it* Spray paint and primer onto parts

Basic Qualifications to complete Essential Functions

Proficient at reading checklists, paint codes, safety logs and JSA's

Preferred Qualifications to complete Essential Functions

High School Diploma or its equivalent Three (3) or more years of experience in industrial painting or an evaluated equivalent Ability to starting training to perform touch-up work Ability to cross-train

Key Abilities Needed to Complete Essential Functions

• *All positions require the ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Detailed physical job analysis available upon request.
• Perform all assigned tasks
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills
• Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions
• Use and wear personal protective equipment as indicated by the task or environment
• Hear safety alarms and other co-workers
• Follow instructions from supervisors and other co-workers
• Understand and identify safety issues
• Maintain balance when walking and standing on potential slippery work floor
• Maintain balance when climbing on a portable step, ladders, and trucks
• Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds
• Tolerate constant standing while performing tasks along with occasional awkward positions to complete the tasks
• Have good hand eye coordination
• Use both hands for tool operation, carrying of parts, and assisting co-workers with heavy lifting of parts
• Distinguish the difference in various parts and equipment
• Operate and access heavy equipment safely and effectively
• Remember task sequence and safety constraints

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Advance your career by advancing the world. For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It’s a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day. As part of a People First culture, you’ll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you.

Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world’s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL™, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller.