Job Description

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.

Bring your experience. Build something that makes a difference.

At Pierce Manufacturing, our team members build fire and emergency vehicles that help protect communities around the world. We're looking for experienced manufacturing professionals who are ready to put their skills to work building highly customized, complex fire apparatus.

As an Advanced Assembler, you'll use your manufacturing experience, mechanical aptitude, blueprint-reading skills, and knowledge of hand and power tools to perform complex assembly work while maintaining our high standards for safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

If you're an experienced assembler, mechanic, technician, fabricator, or skilled trades professional looking for a stable career where your experience is valued, we want to hear from you.

What You Can Expect at Pierce

• Competitive starting pay of $23.45/hour, with pay based on experience and education
• Additional $2.00/hour premium for 2nd shift
• Merit increase opportunities at 6 months, 12 months, and annually thereafter
• Benefits effective Day 1, including:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Opportunities to continue developing your technical and leadership skills
• Hands-on work building highly customized fire and emergency vehicles
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• A team-oriented, People First culture
• Stable employment with an established manufacturer
• Potential sign-on bonus for eligible production hires who live more than 50 miles from their assigned work location at the time of hire
• Immediate openings available

Shift Overview

1st Shift: Monday–Thursday, four 10-hour days. Overtime may be scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays.

2nd Shift: Monday–Thursday, four 10-hour days, plus a $2.00/hour shift premium. Overtime may be scheduled at the end of the shift and on Fridays and Saturdays.

Specific shift times and overtime requirements vary by position, department, and location.

What You'll Do

As an Advanced Assembler, you'll perform skilled assembly work on complex components and systems used in the manufacturing of Pierce fire apparatus.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Perform complex mechanical and component assembly using established specifications, blueprints, drawings, and work instructions
• Independently read and interpret blueprints, schematics, technical drawings, and work orders
• Assemble, install, align, and adjust parts, components, and subassemblies
• Use a variety of hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and precision measuring equipment
• Perform drilling, sanding, grinding, buffing, fastening, clamping, gluing, and other assembly processes
• Measure components and verify proper fit, alignment, and installation
• Identify assembly issues and perform basic troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Inspect completed work to ensure it meets established quality and workmanship standards
• Recognize incorrect, damaged, or nonconforming parts and escalate concerns appropriately
• Safely operate cranes, hoists, and other equipment used to position components
• Follow established safety, quality, and manufacturing procedures
• Work collaboratively with production, quality, engineering, materials, and other team members to resolve issues
• Share technical knowledge and assist less-experienced team members as needed
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
• Complete required production documentation, work orders, and checklists
• Work scheduled hours, maintain reliable attendance, and work overtime when required

Depending on your assigned production area, you may also:

• Install and route electrical wiring, cables, and harnesses
• Assemble or install mechanical, hydraulic, plumbing, electrical, or other vehicle systems
• Access digital blueprints, specifications, and work instructions
• Perform functional testing of parts, components, or equipment
• Operate forklifts or other material-handling equipment
• Assist with training and onboarding team members
• Support other production areas based on business needs

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant hands-on experience in manufacturing, assembly, automotive, heavy equipment, mechanical, maintenance, skilled trades, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience using hand and power tools
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, schematics, or technical work instructions
• Strong mechanical aptitude and demonstrated ability to perform skilled assembly work
• Ability to measure, align, fit, and assemble components accurately
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of the position
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:

• Complex mechanical assembly
• Automotive, truck, heavy equipment, agricultural equipment, recreational vehicle, or specialty vehicle manufacturing
• Electrical assembly, wiring, or harness installation
• Hydraulic or plumbing systems
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair
• Fabrication or metalworking
• Precision measurement and quality inspection
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement
• Training or mentoring less-experienced employees

Technical education, apprenticeship experience, military technical experience, or other relevant skilled-trades training may also be valuable.

What We're Looking For

Successful Advanced Assemblers bring more than years of experience. We're looking for people who demonstrate:

• Craftsmanship – You take pride in producing high-quality work.
• Technical Skill – You understand tools, prints, measurements, and mechanical assembly.
• Problem-Solving – You recognize when something isn't right and help determine the solution.
• Safety Mindset – You look out for yourself and the people working around you.
• Dependability – Your team can count on you.
• Teamwork – You share knowledge and help others succeed.
• Continuous Learning – Even with significant experience, you're interested in learning new products, processes, and technologies.

Put Your Experience to Work With Pierce

You've spent years developing your skills. Bring that experience to a company where you can use it to build something with purpose.

At Pierce, no two fire trucks are exactly alike. Our highly customized products create opportunities for experienced manufacturing professionals to solve problems, apply their technical skills, and see the results of their craftsmanship every day.

Apply today and help build the fire and emergency vehicles that help protect communities around the world.

Key Abilities Needed to Complete Essential Functions

*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.

• Perform all 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
• Hear safety alarms and other co-workers
• Perform basic counting tasks
• Read tape measure, safety manuals, work orders, and blue prints effectively
• Follow instructions from supervisors and other co-workers
• Understand and identify safety issues
• Maintain balance when walking and standing on potential slippery work floor
• Maintain balance when climbing on a portable step, ladders, and trucks
• Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds
• Tolerate constant standing while performing tasks along with occasional awkward positions to complete the tasks
• Have good hand eye coordination
• Use both hands for tool operation, carrying of parts, and assisting co-workers with heavy lifting of parts
• Distinguish the difference in various parts and equipment
• Operate and access heavy equipment safely and effectively
• Remember task sequence and safety constraints

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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