About JLG, an Oshkosh company
JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.
In this role you will be working with all platform teams from JLG at the R&D Facility. You will have the ability to assist in the design of creative solutions for New Product Development Projects. This is a hands-on role with involvement on new products within JLG. You will be working cross functionally with various engineering teams to develop the products of tomorrow.
SUMMARY:
As a R&D Fabrication Technician you will be part of the R&D Design team for Access. You will be responsible to support the fabrication shop with fabrication and material handling. As part of the fabrication team in R&D, you will be working with equipment such as saws, welders and fabrication equipment to create parts.
YOUR IMPACT
FABRICATION DUTIES:
- Weld complex/customized parts and weldments with foresight to avoid any technical issues
- Responsible for determining the appropriate equipment and methods required to tool, tack and weld complex parts.
- Responsible for maintaining the equipment and tools required to perform the job in your area.
- Work closely with Sr. and Lead Technicians to maintain appropriate stock of tooling table equipment, welding equipment and consumables to perform the job at hand.
- Ability to interpret an engineering drawing and 3D model to develop complex tooling setups using BluCo modular tooling to create parts and weldments.
- Maintain tooling, tooling tables, welders and measuring equipment required for fabricating activities
- Assemble and/or disassemble complex projects and mechanical structures through referencing drawings and work instructions with minimal input.
- Ability to work with Engineering team when fabricating parts
- Ability to communicate via email, phone, in person and skype conversations
- Develop and mentor fellow fabrication specialists to follow best practices and standards.
- Operate equipment to part down material to appropriate size.
MATERIALS DUTIES:
- Shuttle finished parts to the next process or workstation
- Organize weldment kits and place in orderly fashion until needed for next process
- Tag all parts when finished for next steps
- Assist in material handling throughout fabrication shop as needed
- Unload and transport raw materials to proper location with fork truck or TMH
- Place in stagging area, organized neatly
- Label materials with color code, project # (if provided) and thickness or size (sheet, bar, tubing, etc.)
- Provide paperwork to materials team, to assist with receiving of material
- Place materials on inventory rack as needed
SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify and implement continuous improvement projects.
- Communicate and work cross functionally to resolve problems.
- Understand and execute directions and instructions.
- Follow through on instructions/directions and provide constructive feedback to all levels of the organization
- Plan and schedule daily activities to complete assignments in their order of priority to make effective use of time and ensure projects are being completed within identified timeline
- Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, adhering to all safety procedures during all aspects of job performance which includes regular exposure to personal and physical hazards
- Operate heavy equipment, machinery or drive vehicles for the purpose of R&D development
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Technical Diploma with three (3) years of experience in engineering or equivalent*.
- Ability to travel 5%.
STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate’s degree with three (3) years of experience in engineering or equivalent*.
- Certified Welder (CW) (internal certification required within 30 days of hire).
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
- Knowledge of automotive and mechanical terms.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, government regulations and procedure manuals.
- Ability to adapt to a fast pace environment.
- Detail oriented.
- Verbal and written communication skills.
*Note: equivalent equates approximately four (4) years of on the job experience to one (1) year of formal education.
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 reception desk by phone at +1 (920) 502.3009 or our talent acquisition team by email corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.
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