Automotive Finish Painter - 1st shift ($26.33/hr.+)

Oshkosh Corporation • Town of Grand Chute, WI

3d • $26 • Onsite

About The Position

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. Since 1913, we have evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineered 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. With a career at Pierce Manufacturing, you can expect competitive pay, job stability, opportunities for career growth, a hands-on approach, customer focus, a culture for fostering teamwork, respected leaders, and a people-first culture. We are hiring immediately.

Requirements

• Proficient at reading checklists, paint codes, safety logs and JSA's.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge in every step of the paint process.
• Knowledge in fine line painting.
• Ability to cross-train.
• Perform assigned tasks.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions.
• Use and wear personal protective equipment as indicated by the task or environment.
• Use and control work tools for painting and spraying.
• See variety of paint colors for painting truck parts.
• Differentiate shades of paint colors.
• Evenly apply primer and paint to parts.
• Assist co-workers on lifting parts and tools.
• Hear safety alarms and other co-workers.
• Inspect and fix defects on parts and equipment.
• Push/pull a cart or dolly with parts.
• Maintain balance on stairs, stools, and on wet slippery surfaces.
• Paint certain areas on a part while crouching, kneeling, sitting, or in other awkward positions.
• Perform safe lifting of equipment, parts, and tools.
• Climb steps to reach area that needs painting.
• Read blue prints off a computer.
• Carry spray and painting tools for an extended period of time.
• Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 75 pounds from 18” to shoulder height.
• Use both hands to perform the task safely.
• Read prints, work orders, and measuring tools.
• Detect hazardous materials near or around the work area.
• Remember task sequence and safety constraints.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or its equivalence.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in industrial painting or an evaluated equivalent.
• Painting Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Apply primer to truck parts.
• Paint and spray truck parts/equipment.
• Inspect the work of others.
• Fix equipment and tools.
• Communicate with co-workers to keep and maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment.
• Transport truck parts to and from designated areas.
• Spray paint and primer onto parts.
• Use hand and power tools to prep truck parts for the painting process.
• Push/pull carts filled with parts and equipment with the help of other co-workers to designated area.
• Bleed lines, apply sealer, and apply paint to parts.
• Detect unpainted areas on a part and paint over it.
• Repair defects in the painted parts.
• Caulking, taping, and hanging of parts.
• Hand sand, file, grind, and repaint parts and equipment when necessary.
• Complete paint finishing tasks.
• Apply primer to truck parts (e.g. truck frames, doors, and subassembly parts).
• Wipe down the body parts of a truck and apply multiple coats of paint to the part.
• Rotate between painting, sanding, and taping parts and equipment.
• Clean work area and work tools.
• Review of check sheets and notes.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Use of a computer to read blue prints on parts.
• Work overtime if needed.
• Use of 7-9 step ladders to spray primer and paint on top of truck parts.
• Assist other co-workers with lifting parts and equipment with other co-workers.
• Mixing paint and emptying waste paint.
• Operating a forklift.
• Regulate paint kitchen and dumping of waste paint.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate $26.33 per hour
• 2nd & 3rd Shift premium of $2.00 per hour
• Early Weekend Shift $5.00 per hour
• Weekend Shift $6.50 per hour
• Merit increases at 6 months, 12 months, and then annually
• Comprehensive Benefit Package - Effective Day 1
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability benefits, 401k plan & company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, paid vacation, paid holidays
• Sign on bonus for production hires that live >50 miles from their assigned work location at time of hire.
• Job Stability
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• Hands-On Approach
• Customer Focus
• Culture for Fostering Teamwork
• Respected Leaders
• People First Culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED