Shop Floor Designer - 1st Shift

Oshkosh • Appleton, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

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. With a career at Pierce Manufacturing, you can expect: Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education 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, stock purchase program, discount program (travel, hotels, entertainment, gym memberships and so much more) Relocation bonus of $2,500 when relocating from outside a 50-mile radius Job Stability Opportunities for Career Growth Hands-On Approach Customer Focus Culture for Fostering Teamwork Respected Leaders People First Culture Hiring Immediately Shift Overview: Opening on 1st shift - Monday - Thursday four 10 hour days, 7am-5pm with overtime on Friday's SUMMARY Act as the primary liaison between manufacturing floor personnel and fabrication teams, ensuring clear communication and efficient workflow coordination. Perform hands-on floor engineering, including the design and layout of specialized components required for production.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience with CAD software.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and symbols.

Nice To Haves

• Associate Degree in Mechanical Design or related field.
• Previous experience with CATIA software.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and symbols.
• Previous experience as a Pierce employee or temporary contractor working at Pierce.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all designs for potential cost reductions and make recommendations to design engineering as required to structure parts to Bill of Materials.
• Take shop measurements and order parts on a timely basis.
• Become familiar with assembly processes, fabrication techniques and equipment in order to advise design engineering when a design conflicts with accepted processes.
• Investigate quality problems and work with appropriate department in solving these problems.
• Assign order numbers to layouts and hand deliver layouts to the IPP-fabrication department.
• Monitor repetitive order and develop these parts into stock items.
• Responsible for checking the accuracy of his/her work.
• Be completely familiar with drafting standards, symbols, nomenclature, engineering terms, and proper use of materials, reference books.
• Responsible for coordinating the design and layout of all special options.
• Review job requirements directly with engineering, contract administrators, sales and manufacturing.
• Gather information and data for jobs.
• Make routine calculations using standard engineering formulas.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education
• 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, stock purchase program, discount program (travel, hotels, entertainment, gym memberships and so much more)
• Relocation bonus of $2,500 when relocating from outside a 50-mile radius
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees