Student Painter - 1st Shift

Oshkosh Corporation; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Student Painter to mix and apply epoxy and urethane coatings to protect exterior surfaces of our trucks. You will help ensure high-quality finishes on Pierce products and work within a safety-focused team.

The role requires inspection and finishing of parts, maintaining paint booths and guns, and adherence to safety regulations. Enrollments in related fields and a basic willingness to learn are expected.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a related field.
• 6 months of related production experience (preferred).
• Ability to perform essential functions with PPE and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Inspect all parts and units to be painted.
• Apply class B and C paint to commercial vehicles and parts.
• Repair minor flaws and paint defects by wet sanding and buffing.
• Clean and maintain paint booth.
• Clean and maintain paint guns.
• Complete rework as needed.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by following procedures and regulations.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Currently enrolled in 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.

Summary of Job Description

The position, Student Painter, is responsible for mixing and applying epoxy and urethane coatings to products to protect exterior surfaces.

Essential Functions

• Inspect all parts and units to be painted
• Apply class B and C paint to commercial vehicles and parts
• Repair minor flaws and paint defects by wet sanding and buffing
• Clean and maintain paint booth
• Clean and maintain paint guns
• Complete rework as needed
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills
• Regular attendance required
• All other duties and responsibilities that are assigned
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in school in a related field

Preferred Qualifications to complete Essential Functions

• 6 months of related production experience

Other Physical Requirements

*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.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Sense of sound is required
• Sense of balance is required
• Limb and finger dexterity is required
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to perform twisting, turning, bending, climbing, pushing, and pulling motions
• Ability to lift at least 35lbs
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)—steel-toe shoes, safety glasses, vest
  

Work Environment

Working conditions will be inside and outside where temperatures will vary from extreme heat to extreme cold for extended periods of time. This position is regularly exposed to vibration and loud noises.

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.