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.
Inspect parts and units, apply paint, and repair minor flaws and paint defects.
Clean and maintain the paint booth and guns, complete rework, and maintain a safe and clean work environment.
What you need
Currently enrolled in school in a related field.
Requires close, color, peripheral and depth vision; balance, dexterity, extended standing, physical movements, lifting at least 35lbs, and wearing PPE.
Key skills
epoxy and urethane coatingswet sandingbuffingpaint boothpaint gunsinterpersonal communication skills
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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 corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com .
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.
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