Metal Finisher Technician - 2nd Shift ($25.95+)

About the role

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineered pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses are on the road making a difference in people's lives every day. Our process emphasizes innovation, expertise, customization, service, and performance under the toughest conditions.

Responsibilities

• Use hand and power tools to prep truck parts and panels for the painting process
• Evenly apply primer and paint to parts and panels
• Inspect and fix defects on parts and panels
• Bleed lines, apply sealer, and apply paint to parts and panels
• Detect unpainted areas or paint defects on parts and panels and correct as needed
• Caulk, tape, and hang parts and panels
• Rotate between painting, sanding and taping
• Transport truck parts and panels to and from designated areas
• Push/pull carts filled with parts and equipment with the help of other co‑workers to designated area
• Assist co‑workers on lifting parts and panels and tools
• Review check sheets and notes
• Clean work area and work tools
• Communicate verbally with co‑workers to keep a safe working environment
• Sweep and clean work area and equipment
• Be responsive to needs of co‑workers and supervisors
• Use a computer to locate and read truck prints and sign off job tasks
• 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
• Review daily paperwork*
• Work overtime if needed*
• Climb onto roof of trucks with the use of fall restraints to perform sanding and painting duties*
• Read blueprints of truck*
• Mix paint and empty waste paint*
• Operate motorized equipment*
• Regulate paint kitchen and dump waste paint*

Requirements

Basic Qualifications: Experience with automotive painting and/or metal finishing.

Preferred Qual