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Paint Touch-Up Detailing - 1st & 2nd Shift ($26.33+)

Oshkosh Corporation · Appleton, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your experience with paint touch-up, auto body work or detailing.

What they are checking: Whether they have the hands-on finishing experience a high-quality custom truck requires.

Fire departments are very proud of how their trucks look. How does that affect the way you work?

What they are checking: Whether they take pride in detail work and understand the customer's expectations.

Tell me about a time someone pointed out a flaw in your work. How did you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they accept feedback and fix issues without getting defensive.

This is a 1st or 2nd shift job. Tell me about your work attendance and reliability.

What they are checking: Whether they can be counted on to show up, which keeps trucks moving to delivery.

What would you do

You find a defect that's bigger than a touch-up can fix. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they escalate problems they can't fix properly instead of covering them up.

You're asked to finish a truck quickly so it can ship. How do you keep quality up?

What they are checking: Whether they stay careful under time pressure and speak up if quality would suffer.

About the work

How do you blend a touch-up so it matches the surrounding paint?

What they are checking: Whether they understand color matching, feathering and layering to make repairs invisible.

How do you fix a run or sag in a clear coat?

What they are checking: Whether they know proper sanding and polishing techniques for common paint defects.

What do you check under the lights before you call a panel finished?

What they are checking: Whether they inspect carefully for orange peel, scratches and swirl marks before sign-off.

What safety steps do you take when working with paints, solvents and sanders?

What they are checking: Whether they use respirators, ventilation and proper handling to protect their health.

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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. With a career at Pierce Manufacturing, you can expect: • Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate $24.33 per hour • $2.00 Technical pay • 2nd Shift premium of $2.00 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 Shift Overview: • Openings on all shifts with a majority of positions on 2nd shift • Shift times and overtime hours vary dependent on position, department, and location • 1st shift: Monday – Thursday, four 10 hour days, overtime worked at the beginning of shift and on Friday’s with occasional Saturdays • 2nd shift: Monday – Thursday, four 10 hour days, overtime worked at the end of shift and on Friday’s with occasional Saturdays JOB SUMMARY: The Painter is responsible for the application of paint and other coatings using electrostatic/air assist paint guns and other automotive type paint application devices on Company product. As a Painter, this position has the knowledge and skills to perform in any and each area of the paint process. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. • Prime, paint, and touchup vehicles with power spray equipment and brushes. • Flush tanks, hoses and guns prior to color changeovers. • Mix all types of paints for proper color, formula, conditions, viscosity and consistency. • Perform titrations and mix or adjust chemicals as needed. • Disassemble, clean, repair, adjust and reassemble painting equipment, such as pumps, paint heaters, tanks, spray guns, etc. for proper operation. • Apply decals, stencils, and rust-proofing as required. • Maintain a safe and clean work environment in compliance with safety procedures, rules, and proper 6S standards. • Demonstrate best practices to follow all safe procedures in assembling and testing of all models/products in assigned job function. • Upkeep of work area and equipment which may include preventative maintenance tasks. • Inspect product before, during, after paint process to ensure specifications are being met. • Sand, wash, and condition parts as necessary. Light bodywork may be required. • Inspect completed parts for quality and validate components are met. • Paint in any painting area of the facility with little to no quality defects (DPU 5). • Participate in onboarding training (within 6 months of start date) and annual training related to being a hazardous waste handler as required by the EPA RCRA hazardous waste rules. This will include ability to understand what waste hazards are, storage time limits, satellite accumulation, marking, labeling, weekly inspections, aisle space, storage, manifest shipping, use and location of emergency equipment, response to spills and fires, evacuation routes, etc. RCRA training records will be maintained as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Proficient at reading checklists, paint codes, safety logs and JSA’s. • Ability to demonstrate knowledge in every step of the paint process. • Knowledge in fine line painting. • Ability to cross-train. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma or its equivalent. • Five (5) or more years of experience in industrial painting or an evaluated equivalent. • Painting certification. 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 assigned tasks • Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills • Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions • Teach, train, mentor new hires and co-workers on new tasks • Inspire co-workers to get task completed • Use and wear personal protective equipment as indicated by the task or environment • See variety of paint colors for painting truck parts • Differentiate shades of paint colors • Evenly apply primer and paint to parts and understand the quality of painting parts • Examine finished painted trucks for quality assurance • Assist co-workers with lifting parts and tools • Hear safety alarms and other co-workers • Inspect defects on parts • Repair tools and equipment • Special paint parts (e.g. shooting blend) • Push/pull a cart or dolly with parts • Maintain balance on stairs, stools, and on wet slippery surfaces • Paint certain areas on a part while crouching, kneeling, sitting, or in other awkward positions • Perform safe lifting of equipment, parts, and tools • Climb steps to reach area that needs painting • Read blue prints off of a computer • Carry spray and painting tools for an extended period of time • Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds from 18” to shoulder height • Use both hands to perform the task safely • Read prints, work orders, and measuring tools • Detect hazardous materials near or around the work area • Remember task sequence and safety constraint 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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