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Cycle Counter - 1st Shift

Oshkosh Corporation · Appleton, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Have you done inventory counting or worked in a warehouse before? Tell me about it.

What they are checking: Whether they have experience with the careful counting and tracking this job needs.

How comfortable are you using computer systems to enter and look up information?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle ERP transactions accurately, since one wrong entry throws off the whole count.

Tell me about a time you trained someone on a task.

What they are checking: Whether they can help train new team members as the role mentions.

How do you keep your work area clean and safe?

What they are checking: Whether they take housekeeping and safety seriously around equipment and stock.

What would you do

Your count doesn't match what the ERP system says. How would you figure out why?

What they are checking: Whether they investigate recent transactions, locations and paperwork instead of just adjusting the number.

You need to ask a busy production worker about a missing part. How do you approach them?

What they are checking: Whether they can work respectfully with manufacturing staff to solve problems.

You find a big inventory difference and someone suggests just adjusting it to make it go away. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they protect honest records and find root causes rather than covering errors.

About the work

What kinds of material handling equipment are you trained or certified on, like forklifts?

What they are checking: Whether they can safely move around the plant to do counts.

How do you make sure your counts are accurate when you're counting lots of small parts?

What they are checking: Whether they use methods like weigh counts and double-checks to stay accurate.

Why does inventory accuracy matter in a plant that builds custom fire trucks?

What they are checking: Whether they understand a wrong count can stop a build line or delay a truck.

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The full job description

As published by Oshkosh Corporation.

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. SUMMARY The positions within Cycle Counter are responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy through reconciling daily selected count targets. The employee engages in the ERP system to transact inventory, investigate part availability and resolve inaccuracies. The employee must engage with manufacturing/materials counterparts as part of their investigation. The employee must be able to operate Material Handling Equipment (MHE) to execute counts around the plant. They may assist with training new team members. They must maintain a clean and safe working environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Plan and review required daily count targets for responsible branch plant Communicate with Material Coordinator and Manufacturing to create cutoff of inventory charges before count completion • Review all item locations and accurately count parts Review and reconcile cycle count deviation report • Perform root cause analysis of variances Use a computer to: enter data for inventory of parts, navigate the ERP system, investigate inventory discrepancies, and use email Support daily manufacturing discrepancy requests outside of required counts • Daily reconciliation of on hand balance for shortage report items with inventory variances • Work with area Material Coordinator, Manufacturing and Materials Supervisor on repetitive inventory discrepancies to correct BOM/handling errors • Support off-site inventory counts Collaborate with Finance and external auditors as needed • Work with Material Supervisor on approval of counts and communicate inaccuracies to materials team BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Previous inventory control and JDE experience required PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Previous experience as a Pierce team member or contractor. • Working knowledge of ERP systems and proficient computer skills • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills • Previous Materials department experience 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. Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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