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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 design 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.

THE ROLE

As an R&D Fabrication Technician you will be part of the R&D Fabrication team for Access. You will be responsible for the fabrication and welding of JLG and Jerr-Dan fixtures to support our other factory locations. As part of the fabrication team in R&D, you will be working to perform fixture setups, part fabrication, weldment verification & measurement, final weld and all other aspects to the fabrication process.

HOW YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• You will tack and weld complex/customized parts and weldments with foresight to avoid any technical issues

• You will be responsible for determining the appropriate equipment and methods required to setup, tack, weld and dimensionally meet the Engineering print for specific weldments.

• You will be responsible for maintaining the equipment and tools required to perform the job in your area.

• You will work closely with Lead Technician to maintain appropriate stock of laser / torch parts, brake press dies and anything else pertinent to perform the job at hand.

• You will use your ability to read and interpret complex prints and tool up fabricated parts into a weldment.

• You will maintain tooling and weld equipment required for setup of weldments.

• You will be focused on fabrications for tooling and fixturing for weldments and other products.

• You will work and communicate well with Engineering teams when fabricating parts

• You will develop and mentor fellow fabrication specialists to follow best practices and standards.

YOUR ADDITIONAL IMPACTS

• you will identify and implement continuous improvement projects.

• You will communicate and work cross functionally to resolve problems.

• You will understand and execute directions and instructions.

• You will follow through on instructions/directions and provide constructive feedback to all levels of the organization

• You will 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

• You will be 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

• You will operate heavy equipment, machinery or drive vehicles for the purpose of R&D development

WHAT YOU NEED

• Technical Diploma with three (3) years of experience in engineering or equivalent*.

• Ability to travel 5%.

WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT

• A valid Forklift and Telehandler operator license or the ability to get certified within 6 months.

• Certified Welder (CW) or ability to obtain certification within 30 days.

• Foresight to address potential technical issues with fabrication

• Knowledge of fabrication terms and definitions.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedures, operating and maintenance instructions, engineering drawings and 3D CAD models

• Ability to adapt to a fast pace and fluid environment

• Attention to detail and quality

• Ability to manage workload and understand deliverables and project timing

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to utilize Microsoft word, excel and power point

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