R&D Materials Technician

Oshkosh Corporation•Greencastle, PA

About The Position

About JLG, an Oshkosh company JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world. In this role you will be working with all platform teams from JLG at the R&D Facility. You will have the ability to design creative solutions for New Product Development Projects. This is a hands-on role with involvement on new products within JLG. You will be working cross functionally with various engineering teams to develop the products of tomorrow. SUMMARY: As an R&D Materials Technician you will be part of the R&D Design team for Access. You will be responsible for the management of parts for JLG and Jerr-Dan products in prototype build. As part of the materials team in R&D, you will be working with equipment such as fork truck, hand truck, telehandler, and other misc. hand tools along with computer-based systems.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree with five (5) years of experience in engineering, supply chain or equivalent
A valid Forklift, Telehandler and AWP operator license or the ability to get certified within 6 months.
Foresight to address potential technical issues with machine assembly, hose & cable routing and overall machine functionality.
Knowledge machine and industrial industry terms and definitions.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedures, operating and maintenance instructions, engineering drawings and 3D CAD models
Ability to adapt to a fast pace and fluid environment
Attention to detail and quality
Ability to manage workload and understand deliverables and project timing
Verbal and written communication skills
Ability to utilize Microsoft word, excel and power point
Ability to travel <5%

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree with seven (7) years of experience in engineering or equivalent
A valid Forklift, Telehandler and AWP operator license or the ability to get certified within 6 months.
Certified Welder (CW) or ability to obtain certification within 30 days.
Experience with coaching and mentoring other technicians.

Responsibilities

Manage overall general Inventory Area
Place all received items in inventory after items have been received and placed in the system, including all prototype build parts.
Organize and update location information for all parts in inventory system.
Maintain inventory area, organization, cleanliness, and overall flow.
Work with Materials Lead to transition parts to off-site storage as required per space constraints.
Capability to utilize systems for parts processing and updating.
Process work orders per job requirements.
Utilize system to fill job requirements as parts are received.
Coordinate prototype machine parts and stage for build readiness. Includes shortages and past due parts, working with Assembly Lead.
Shuttle parts from finished processed area to ship out area.
Organize part shipments for outside vendor value add, including communication to purchasing POC and coordinating vendor issued PO’s.
Process finished parts according to shop system router
Ship out parts to customer, vendor, paint, etc. in a timely manor
Work in conjunction with fabrication materials technician on shipment of parts, part inventory transition and overall movement of parts in a timely manor.
Provide communication on parts shipping out to POC’s.
Receive parts systematically and record in inventory within a timely manor.
Support all assembly functions within the shop, including pulling and re-stocking parts per project.
Pull parts according to pull sheets for assembly team
Place parts on Shafer racks or skids as required by install, label for clarity.
Label parts in bins or with tags for easy identification
Re-inventory left over parts from builds back into inventory (qty and location updates)
Purge inventory based on direction from R&D Shop Manager
Cut ISL (intercompany parts transfers) as required by assembly team on an as needed basis.
Support standardization, advancement and implementation of a lean enterprise material flow strategy. Scope includes but not limited: KPIs, PFEP, replenishment systems, WMS, inventory control, production scheduling and IT support systems.
Clean shop common areas with broom, scrubbers or any means to maintain overall cleanliness. Common areas include isle ways, general areas and inventory areas.
Maintain working condition and cleanliness on tools, fork trucks and any equipment that may be used in material technician role.
Utilize fork trucks, hand trucks and other equipment for material handling needs.
Follow through on instructions/directions and provide constructive feedback as needed.
Plan and schedule daily activities to complete assignments in their order of priority to make effective use of time and ensure projects are being completed within identified timeline
Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, adhering to all safety procedures during all aspects of job performance which includes regular exposure to personal and physical hazards
Operate heavy equipment, machinery or drive vehicles for the purpose of R&D development