Quality Gate Inspector - 1st Shift

Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of emergency vehicles is seeking a FabCab Quality Gate Inspector in Appleton, Wisconsin. This role involves inspecting and ensuring the quality of fire and emergency vehicles. Ideal candidates will have considerable experience in quality inspection, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Qualifications

• 3 plus years of related work experience.
• Visual inspection and/or testing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of quality concepts and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Inspect Fire and Emergency vehicles for option content, changes, and workmanship issues.
• Develop corrective actions for identified issues.
• Record and monitor metrics.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communications skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate Degree in a related field

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:

FabCab Quality Gate Inspectors are responsible for reviewing Sales Orders, approved Prints, Bills of Materials, and other build information against what has been assembled during the production phase of the process, then facilitating corrective action for identified issues.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect Fire and Emergency vehicles for option content, changes, and workmanship issues.
• Determine root cause of issues, then, utilizing coworkers, suppliers, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, product management, and order management, develop corrective actions.
• 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:

• 3 plus years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Associate Degree in a related field.
• Previous visual inspection and/or testing experience
• 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.
• Extensive knowledge of Pierce product, processes, information systems.
• Proficient computer experience
• Ability to interpret sales, engineering, production and/or quality documentation from current and previous orders.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodical, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to work safely, effectively, and independently while handling multiple tasks.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Previous experience in department 528.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently ascend/descend ladders and steps to access areas of vehicles.
• Maintain balance while working atop vehicles.
• Constantly position self by kneeling, crouching, crawling or reaching to access areas of the vehicle.
• Maintain a stationary position for 50% of shift.

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.