Truck Owner Team Leader

Pierce Manufacturing Inc; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation, through its Pierce Manufacturing division, seeks a Team Leader to oversee departmental tasks and ensure efficient production flow in Wisconsin. The role emphasizes scheduling, inspections, and mentoring of team members to meet daily goals.

The position requires prior leadership experience and familiarity with lean manufacturing principles, with proficiency in MS Office. Manufacturing background and checkout department familiarity are valued.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience is required.
• Lean manufacturing principles such as value streams, 5S, 7 types of waste, and project planning preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous Pierce/Checkout department experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and demonstrate all tasks of the department.
• Schedule employees in department.
• Perform product inspections.
• Inventory stock.
• Monitor and adjust workflow.
• Collect and maintain records for statistical process control.
• Coach, mentor, and train team members.
• Assist in guiding other department employees to achieve goals.
• Prioritize duties and complete tasks per supervisor’s guidelines.
• Make accurate decisions in a timely manner.
• Listen and follow directions.

Skills

Leadership experience

Lean Manufacturing

Scheduling

Coaching and mentoring

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Pierce, an Oshkosh companyAt 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.SUMMARYThe tasks of a Team Leader require the ability to perform all tasks of the department (see Checkout job descriptions). The specific supervisory tasks are classified as sedentary to medium work. Perform all tasks of department. Make judgments and decisions regarding scheduling, work priorities, material availability. Inventory stock. Deal with employee job problems. Apply rational systems to solve practical problems. Deal with a variety of concrete variables with only limited standardization. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, and/or schedule form.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPerform and demonstrate all tasks of the department (see Checkout job descriptions).Schedule employees in department.Perform product inspections.Perform inventory of stock.Monitor and adjust workflow.Collect and maintain records regarding statistical process control.Coach, mentor, and train team members on standard processes and exceptions.Assist in guiding other department employees to achieve company and department goals.Must be able to prioritize duties and complete tasks according to supervisor’s set guidelines.Ability to make accurate decisions in a timely manner.Ability to listen and follow directions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSPrevious leadership experienceMinimum requirement (refer to Checkout job description)PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSHigh school diploma or GEDAssociate’s or bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent fieldPrevious experience in a manufacturing environmentExperience in Lean Manufacturing principals such as value streams, 5S, 7 general types of waste, and project planning.Proficient in using the Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Previous experience as a Pierce employee or temporary contractor working at Pierce.Previous Checkout Department experienceOshkosh 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] 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.