Paint Quality Gate Inspector - 2nd Shift

Oshkosh; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to building high-quality fire and emergency vehicles. As a Paint Quality Gate Inspector, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our trucks meet the highest paint standards during production. This position involves visual inspections, using advanced inspection tools, and collaborating with various departments to maintain quality. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a team that makes a real difference in communities across the globe. If you are passionate about quality and have a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience in paint quality inspection.
• Ability to interpret visual inspection results and testing equipment outputs.

Responsibilities

• Inspect fire and emergency vehicle components for paint quality.
• Utilize inspection tools to measure paint standards and metrics.

Skills

Visual Inspection

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate Degree in a Related Field

Tools

Wave Scan

Profilometer

3D Scanning Tools (e.g., Polyworks)

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.

Job Description:

Paint Quality Gate Inspectors are responsible for paint quality during the production phase of the paint process, then facilitating corrective action for identified issues.

Responsibilities:

• Visually Inspect Fire and Emergency vehicle components for compliance to current paint standards.
• Utilize inspection tools such as Wave Scan to measure orange peel and Profilometer check for roughness after prime sanding.
• Validate paint color match on product vs paint chip.
• Inspect dry and wet fill thickness.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with coworkers of all departments.
• Record and monitor metrics.
• Plan and execute assignments in accordance with established time constraints.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 plus years of related work experience.
• Proficient computer experience.
• Ability to interpret result of visual inspections.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret output from testing equipment.
• Ability to work safely, effectively, and independently while handling multiple tasks.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a related field.
• Previous visual paint inspection and/or paint quality testing experience.
• Experience using 3D scanning tools such as Polyworks for dimensional analysis.
• Experience with quality tools, problem solving, and/or continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of quality concepts and statistics.
• Sound judgment and analytical skills to enable assessment of risk.

Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking, Sitting, Hearing, Talking, Visual. Occasional: Reaching, Climbing, Bending/Kneeling.
• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Reading, Task Changes.
• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Dust, Temperature Extremes, Loud Noises, Toxic Substances (i.e. solvents).
• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours.

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 an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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.