Metal Finisher – 2nd Shift

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.

• Competitive Pay — pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate $23.23 per hour

• 2nd Shift premium: $2.00 per hour

• Early Weekend Shift premium: $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

• Hiring Immediately

• Openings on all shifts with a majority of positions on 2nd shift and the Early Weekend Shift

• Shift times and overtime hours vary dependent on position, department, and location

• 2nd shift:
  Monday — Thursday, four 10 hour days, overtime worked at the end of shift and on Friday’s with occasional Saturdays

• 3rd shift:
  Sunday — Thursday, five 8 hour days. Overtime worked before the start of the shift and on Fridays with occasional Saturdays

• Early Weekend shift:
  Thursday – Saturday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year, potential overtime during the week

• Weekend shift:
  Friday – Sunday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year

The job within a Metal Finisher performs general labor duties and assists with preparing parts for painting such as sanding and taping. They use basic hand tools and must maintain a clean and safe environment.

• Disassemble truck parts (essential if assigned to this task).

• Grind and sand surfaces of parts, cabs and bodies.

• Perform quality checks of work performed.

• Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment

• Lift light or heavy truck parts on and off a cart

• Use basic hand tools to prepare work for the painting process

• Use of a cart to push/pull equipment and parts to and from designated areas

• Follow written and verbal instructions in order to keep a safe working environment to complete a task

• Hanging or unhanging of parts

• Assist co-workers with lifting parts off of and onto carts or hangers

• Record inventory of parts that may be moved in and out of the paint department

• Assist with sanding, caulking, and taping of truck parts for the painting process

• Understand the differences in parts and tools

• Use of a computer to locate parts

• Sweep, paint, and clean shop area

• Maintain a clean and safe working environment

* These functions may be considered essential based on location, position, and other factors.

• Review daily paperwork*

• Work overtime if needed*

• Operate a materials cart or forklift to transport truck parts to and from designated areas*

• General knowledge of hand tools.

• Willing to learn.