The Oshkosh Corporation Vocational segment leverages the power of our people brands and strength in technology to improve the safety cleanliness and productivity of our communities. The Vocational segment includes market leading brands McNeilus Oshkosh S-Series IMT Pierce MAXIMETAL Oshkosh Airport Products and Frontline Communications. Our purpose-built products serve our communities with carefully designed and engineered refuse trucks front-discharge mixer trucks fire apparatus Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks service vehicles and command trucks. Our products are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
Oshkosh Vocational is new to the Murfreesboro Tennessee area and is looking to build an extraordinary team of purpose-driven individuals. The new facility is located off of Joe B Jackson Parkway giving team members an opportunity to avoid the Nashville traffic! As part of our People First Culture youll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you!
Direct Hire Hiring Immediately!
Competitive Pay pay based on experience and education minimum starting rate at $21.32 per hour
Paid Weekly
Comprehensive Benefits Package Effective 30 Days After Hire including:
Medical Dental Vision Disability benefits
401(k) plan with Company Match
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO) program
Stock Purchase Program
Discount Programs (Hotels Travel Entertainment Gym Membership and more)
NEW Paid Parental Leave (Effective January 1 2026):
Two consecutive calendar weeks at 60% of regular pay
Available for birth adoption or placement of a child for adoption
Eligible for birth and non-birth parents including domestic partners
Applies to team members working 30 hours per week after 30 days of continuous employment
Job Stability
Opportunities for Career Growth
Hands-On Approach
Customer Focus
Culture for Fostering Teamwork
Respected Leaders
People First Culture
Second Shift Monday through Thursday
Four 10-hour shifts: 4:30pm 3:00am
Positions within fabrication are responsible for checking job sheets and setting up machines for operations. Set-ups include but are not limited to brake presses and lasers to cut shape form and bend metal into specified dimensions and angles.
Read job orders and/or blueprints for specifications such as material type stock size and dimensions
Operate a variety of machines and equipment
Load and unload materials into machines and equipment
Obtain and transfer stock to machines operating a forklift when necessary
Start machines and observe operations
Measure work for conformance to specifications
Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures rules and regulations
Maintain a positive working attitude and environment
Mentor and train new team members to set them up for success
Follow designated procedures for preventative and scheduled machine maintenance
Sort and tag parts for routing
Perform quality inspections of products
Regular attendance required
6 months or more of experience working in a manufacturing environment OR
High school diploma or equivalent education
Previous experience operating fabrication machines
Experience using measuring devices including tape measures height gauges calipers and protractors
Experience using various small and pneumatic hand tools
Ability to read blueprints
Perform assigned tasks effectively
Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills
Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions
Use and wear personal protective equipment as required
Hear safety alarms and co-workers
Perform basic counting tasks
Read tape measures safety manuals work orders and blueprints
Follow instructions from supervisors and co-workers
Identify and understand safety issues
Maintain balance while walking and standing on potentially slippery floors
Maintain balance while climbing portable steps to retrieve parts
Lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds
Operate overhead hoists to assist with heavy lifting
Tolerate constant standing and walking throughout the shift
Use both hands for tool and machine operation
Safely operate and access heavy equipment
Remember task sequences and safety constraints
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 talent acquisition team by email .
Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.
Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporations legal duty to furnish information.
Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be U.S. Persons as defined in these regulations. Generally a U.S. Person is a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
At Oshkosh, we build some of the industry's toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. And while machines are our business, it’s about building, protecting and serving communities across the world.