Technical Manufacturing Trainer

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Murfreesboro, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation is seeking a Technical Manufacturing Trainer to leverage hands-on manufacturing experience to develop others across welding, fabrication, mechanical assembly, electrical systems, and HVAC/pre‑conditioned air training.

You will train team members, develop instructor materials, and collaborate with production leadership to continuously improve safety, quality, craftsmanship, and learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Five or more years hands-on experience in manufacturing, welding, fabrication, assembly, electrical, HVAC, or related technical field.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude; able to explain processes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach team members on technical manufacturing skills (welding, fabrication, assembly, electrical, HVAC).
• Turn hands-on experience into practical training applicable on the job.
• Demonstrate safe use of tools and equipment, including welding equipment, torque tools, cranes, measuring tools, and testing devices.
• Teach team members to read and follow prints, schematics, weld symbols, and standard work instructions.
• Support training related to HVAC and pre-conditioned air systems; cover mechanical, electrical, brazing processes.
• Facilitate Level 1 and Level 2 high-voltage safety training.
• Coach on quality, inspection, troubleshooting, and identifying manufacturing discrepancies.
• Create hands-on, written, online, and LIVE manufacturing training materials.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Electrical systems

HVAC systems

Reading prints & schematics

Communication

Problem solving

Travel up to 20%

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

JDE2

Pierce Truck Builder

ProPlanner

Volterra systems

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Publisher

Job description

The Oshkosh Corporation Vocational segment leverages the power of our people, brands, and strength in technology to improve the safety, cleanliness, and productivity of our communities. The Vocational segment includes market leading brands McNeilus, Oshkosh S-Series, IMT, Pierce, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh Airport Products, and Frontline Communications. Our purpose‑built products serve our communities with carefully designed and engineered refuse trucks, front‑discharge mixer trucks, fire apparatus, Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks, service vehicles, and command trucks. Our products are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Turn Your Manufacturing Experience Into an Opportunity to Develop Others. Are you the person coworkers turn to when they need help understanding a process, solving a problem, or learning the right way to get the job done? As a Technical Manufacturing Trainer, you’ll take your hands‑on manufacturing experience and use it to help others build the skills they need to succeed. You’ll train team members in areas such as welding, fabrication, mechanical assembly, electrical systems, high‑voltage safety, and HVAC/pre‑conditioned air systems.

YOUR IMPACT

In this role, you will:

• Train and coach team members on technical manufacturing skills, including welding, fabrication, assembly, electrical, and related production processes.
• Turn your hands‑on experience into practical training that team members can apply on the job.
• Demonstrate the safe and proper use of manufacturing tools and equipment, including welding equipment, torque tools, cranes, measuring tools, and testing devices.
• Teach team members how to read and follow prints, schematics, weld symbols, standard work instructions, and other technical documentation.
• Support training related to HVAC and pre‑conditioned air systems, including mechanical, electrical, and brazing processes.
• Facilitate Level 1 and Level 2 high‑voltage safety training.
• Coach team members on quality expectations, inspection techniques, troubleshooting, and identifying manufacturing discrepancies.
• Create hands‑on, written, online, and LIVE manufacturing training.
• Develop training aids, props, demonstrations, and other creative learning tools that make technical concepts easier to understand.
• Identify skill gaps through Training Needs and Task Analyses and develop solutions using the ADDIE training model.
• Teach team members how to navigate manufacturing and technical systems such as JDE2, Pierce Truck Builder, and ProPlanner.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, PowerPoint).
• Partner with production employees, subject‑matter experts, other trainers, and leadership to continuously improve training.
• Help build a manufacturing culture focused on safety, quality, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Work a flexible schedule when needed to support team members across multiple shifts.
• Ability to work unsupervised and with leadership remotely CWI or willingness to obtain CWI.

WHAT YOU BRING

High school diploma or GED. Five (5) or more years of hands‑on experience in manufacturing, welding, fabrication, assembly, electrical, HVAC, or a related technical field. Strong mechanical and technical aptitude. Ability to explain technical processes in a clear, practical way. Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, prints, or work instructions. Strong communication and problem‑solving skills. A willingness to learn new products, processes, technologies, and training methods. Ability to travel up to 20%.

EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU STAND OUT

• Training, mentoring, coaching, or teaching others in a manufacturing or skilled‑trades environment.
• MIG or TIG welding of aluminum and steel, including pulse‑spray welding.
• Mechanical or vehicle assembly.
• HVAC, refrigeration, brazing, or pre‑conditioned air systems.
• Electrical systems or high‑voltage vehicle technology.
• Reading weld prints, symbols, schematics, blueprints, or 3D models.
• Developing technical training, work instructions, or hands‑on learning activities.
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
• Manufacturing software or digital work‑instruction systems.
• EPA Section 608 Certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Experience with Pierce products, Pierce Truck Builder, ProPlanner, JDE2, or Volterra systems.

WHY THIS ROLE?

This is an opportunity to take the skills you’ve built throughout your manufacturing career and multiply their impact. Instead of only building the product, you’ll help build the people who build it. If you enjoy working with your hands, solving technical problems, sharing what you know, and watching others succeed because of something you taught them, you’ll thrive in this role.

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.