Maintenance Technician - 2nd or 3rd Shift ($30.38+)
Oshkosh Corporation · Appleton, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 24 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Oshkosh Corporation (automotive) in Appleton, WI.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 88 other live reliability postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 54%
- ✓ Welding 48%
- PLC 46%
- Robotics 27%
- Automation 22%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Oshkosh Corporation
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- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Oshkosh Corporation in Appleton
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Full description from Oshkosh CorporationAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment.
- ◆Follow written and verbal instructions to complete tasks.
- ◆Lift light and/or heavy parts on and off a cart, floor, shelf, etc.
- ◆Check and review work orders and complete tasks on a priority basis.
- ◆Inspect and troubleshoot electrical, plumbing, and mechanical problems.
- ◆Replace and/or repair worn-out, broken, and damaged components, equipment, and parts.
- ◆Operate a crane/hoist for heavy lifting.
- ◆Operate forklift, tow motor, tractors, and other facility vehicles safely.
- ◆Inspect forklifts and tow motors before, during, and after operation.
- ◆Handle wires and hardware.
- ◆Transport tools, parts, supplies, and equipment safely throughout the facility.
- ◆Use a variety of hand and power tools.
- ◆Report repair statuses to department supervisors.
- ◆Communicate using hand held radios with other maintenance personnel.
- ◆Knowledge in welding, metal fabrication, and/or technical equipment.
- ◆Assist co-workers with heavy lifting of parts.
- ◆Sweep and clean shop areas.
- ◆Work required hours and have an excellent attendance record.
- ◆Work overtime as needed.
- ◆Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Qualifications
- ✓Previous industrial maintenance experience.
to complete Essential Functions
- ◆Associate’s Degree in Electro Mechanical Technology.
- ◆3 years of semi-skilled maintenance experience.
- ◆Previous Experience in Maintenance at Pierce Manufacturing.
- ◆Forklift Certified.
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 all assigned tasks.
- ◆Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
- ◆Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions.
- ◆Follow instructions from supervisors and other co-workers.
- ◆Use and wear personal protective equipment as indicated by the task or environment.
- ◆Hear safety alarms, other co-workers, and from hand held radios.
- ◆Perform counting tasks.
- ◆Read safety manuals, blue prints, and work orders.
- ◆Understand and identify safety issues.
- ◆Maintain balance when walking and standing on potential slippery work floor.
- ◆Maintain balance when climbing onto a forklift truck, ladders, and steps.
- ◆Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds.
- ◆Tolerate constant standing and sitting while performing tasks.
- ◆Tolerate occasional kneeling, crouching and confined space while performing tasks.
- ◆Have good hand eye coordination.
- ◆Use both hands for tool operation, carrying of parts, and assisting co-workers with heavy lifting of parts.
- ◆Operate and access heavy equipment safely and effectively.
- ◆Remember task sequence and safety constraints.
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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 $28.38 per hour
- •2nd & 3rd Shift premium: $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
- •Shift times and overtime hours vary dependent on position, department, and location
- •2nd shift: Monday – Friday, 2pm-10pm, overtime worked at the end of shift with occasional Saturdays
- •3rd shift: Monday – Friday, 10pm-6am, Overtime worked before the start of the shift with occasional Saturdays
Summary of Job Description
The Maintenance Technician II is responsible for a wide variety of maintenance work on equipment, factory vehicles, and the overall facility. The employee must be able to troubleshoot electrical, plumbing, and mechanical problems. They assist in training new employees and must maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Marginal Work Functions
- •These functions may be considered essential based on location, position, and other factors.
- •Enter data into computer program.*
- •Take apart and set up office walls and furniture.*
- •Work with other co-workers in the same area.*
- •Fix and repair forklifts and tow motor complications.*
- •Assist in training new employees.*
- •Work outside in all weather conditions: snow, rain, heat, and cold to complete tasks.*
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