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Prep & Trim Technician - 1st Shift

Oshkosh Corporation · Oshkosh, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 11, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

You'll drive vehicles between stations and may run a forklift. What experience do you have, and how do you stay safe doing it?

What they are checking: Whether they take moving heavy vehicles and equipment in a busy plant seriously.

These are tactical vehicles for the military. Why do you think finish and detail matter so much here?

What they are checking: Whether they connect their work to the people in the field who depend on vehicles that hold up.

Tell me about a job where you did the same task many times a day. How did you keep your quality up?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay careful through repetitive physical work without getting sloppy.

This is a first-shift role that's on your feet all day. How do you handle showing up reliably for physical work?

What they are checking: Whether they have a track record of attendance and stamina, which keeps a production line running.

What would you do

This job includes rustproofing, which requires a certification. How do you feel about learning and following a certified process exactly?

What they are checking: Whether they will follow a defined process step by step when a certification and military customer depend on it.

You notice the vehicle ahead of you has a spot that wasn't prepped right, but it's not your station. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up about quality problems even when it would be easier to let them pass.

You're behind and your lead wants the vehicle moved to the next station. You haven't finished the cleanup. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate honestly about unfinished work instead of passing a problem down the line.

About the work

Tell me about your experience sanding, masking or prepping surfaces for paint.

What they are checking: Whether they have real hands-on prep experience, since paint only sticks as well as the prep underneath it.

How do you mask a part with tight edges and small openings so paint doesn't get where it shouldn't?

What they are checking: Whether they understand careful masking saves hours of cleanup and rework later in the line.

What do you check on a surface before it goes to paint?

What they are checking: Whether they know that grease, dust and rust cause paint failures and look for them on purpose.

What personal protective equipment do you expect to wear around paint, primers and degreasers, and why does it matter?

What they are checking: Whether they respect chemical and respiratory hazards rather than treating PPE as optional.

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The full job description

As published by Oshkosh Corporation.

About Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company Oshkosh Defense stands behind those who dedicate their lives to protecting others. As an industry-leading tactical vehicle manufacturer, every day we strive to meet or exceed our customers' ever-changing needs with next generation defense technologies and advanced systems. We operate with unparalleled commitment to those who depend on our products and services worldwide to perform their missions. JOB SUMMARY: The Prep & Trim Technician removes and replaces all components as required for paint. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Sand entire vehicle or component, painted or unpainted. • Perform minor body work. • Wash entire vehicle or component. • Blowdown, metal prep and condition vehicle or component. • Mask, paper or grease components to be protected from paint. • Prime and paint assemblies or components where a fine finish is not required. • Demask, degrease vehicles or components. Apply stencils, labels, logos, sandpaint, nonskid etc., as required. • Clean entire vehicle or components of overspray, grease rust- proof, and dirt to ready product for shipment. • Drive vehicle as required in- to building from station to station and out of building and operate equipment as necessary. • Move parts carts by hand or with forklift. • Rustproof vehicle or components (certification required). MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma or its equivalent. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Use of simple arithmetic and some measuring instruments such as caliper, scale, etc. • Manufacturing 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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