Youth Apprentice - CNC Programming

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.

YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 3RD

SUMMARY
The CNC Programming Youth Apprentice will assist in creating CNC programs for cutting and punching materials in the fabrication department. The main objective of this role is to create CNC programs in a timely manner to keep the fabrication department on schedule and keep CNC machines operating to cut and punch parts for various facilities. The CNC Programming Youth Apprentice will work closely with the production supervisors, team leaders, design engineers, quality control, and materials management to ensure that product, process, and procedural changes are implemented smoothly.

YOUR IMPACT

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

• Clean up extraneous data from CAD drawings and save in format for input to nesting software to maintain a more efficient part library function.
• Apply correct tooling for punched parts, placing tabs to hold part in sheet. Apply correct cutting paths to laser and waterjet parts placing tabs to hold part in sheet.
• Perform nesting of parts, ensuring efficiency of part placement in material sheets; create CNC programs for parts too large for nesting or requiring special tooling such as louvers.
• Compare order revision to part library revision and update as needed to match manufacturing order; verify part is correctly routed to fabrication machines.
• Ensure that CNC programs are delivered to fabrication department before scheduled start date to ensure fabrication stays on schedule and deliver parts in time for next operation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School/GED enrolled student.
• Junior or Senior standing
• Must have reliable transportation.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest in engineering or production industry.
• Ability to use and understand linear measurements, Imperial and Metric Systems, and proficient in reading a tape measure and other measuring devices
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written skills

WORKING CONDITIONS

The following represents general working conditions for this role. Specific conditions may vary depending on business needs and individual circumstances.

• This role combines office-based administrative duties with physical activity in field or production environments.

• In the office setting, tasks may require extended computer use, sitting, and attending meetings.

• Field or floor work may involve walking across various terrains or shop floors, standing, moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds), climbing stairs, and exposure to varying temperatures or noise levels.

• Must be able to shift focus between detailed cognitive work and occasional physical tasks as needed.

• Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities to support performance across both office and field responsibilities.

Students need to apply through the Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship program before your application will be considered. If you are part of a CESA 6 school district, apply at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). [yawisconsin.org]. Otherwise, please talk to your school counselor.

Pay Range:
$15.50 - $16.50

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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