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Job Description:
Primary Functions: Ensure that both internal and external customers receive a high-quality ambulance by inspecting the paint application and finish, identifying defects, and ensuring necessary corrections are made prior to shipment.
Duties and Responsibilities: • Understand and carry out oral and written directions. • Close attention to detail. • Function with a minimal amount of supervision or no supervision. • Set work priorities to meet production goals as scheduled per assigned department. • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships. • Knowledge of basic 12 volt electricity. • Update production tracking board. • Must be able to drive and road test vehicle. • Responsible for reporting deficiency in design and suggestion of improvements in design and assembly technique. • Responsible for water testing, fixing leaks, and weighing of ambulances. • Responsible for road and function testing of ambulances. • Responsible for final cosmetic sign-off of emergency vehicles. • Responsible for inspection and function testing of all emergency vehicles ambulances received. • Responsible for reporting of warrantable items on units through detail. • Responsible for verifying options to orders. • Responsible for completing a cosmetic tag. • Ability to train new inspectors. • Be compliant with all the rules of conduct and attendance per the company handbook. • Other duties and responsibilities as required. • Ensure that hazardous waste that is handled is placed into the proper container(s). • Familiar with Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan. • Knows spill response procedures and evacuation routes. • Fill in for lead when absent. • Computer entry of defects and errors. • Printing of computer generated reports. • Notify supervisor/lead if not on schedule. • Follow departmental work instructions. • Notify supervisor/lead if encountering maintenance issues.
Qualifications/Training: • Ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate instructions. • Strong attention to detail and ability to recognize quality standards in paint finishes. • Understanding of engineering drawings, schematics, and other instructions related to paint specifications. • Knowledge of paint measuring devices, including thickness gauges. • Ability to identify and troubleshoot common paint defects and recommend corrective actions. • Must have a valid driver’s license. • Previous experience in automotive or industrial painting inspection preferred. • Must maintain a positive rating as described in the training/qualification evaluation record as a Quality Inspector “A.” • General knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards related to paint and hazardous materials. • Training in Hazardous Materials Handling Operations with an annual refresher course. • Familiarization with hazardous waste contingency plans and spill response procedures.
Experience: • Minimum two (2) years of experience as a QC Inspector or similar quality inspection role within a paint or manufacturing industry. • Paint shop experience required. • Experience with assembly hand tools. • Customer service experience.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is required to sit and talk and hear. Other physical requirements include: • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40#’s without assistance. • Ability to work from various squatting, kneeling or bending positions. • Ability to work with arms above head. • Ability to work from ladders or scaffolding. • Ability to stand at a workstation for ten hours a day (minus specified breaks). • Ability to safely use specified hand, air, power tools, and machinery. • Ability to operate and understand the operation of all protective safety equipment in the area. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. • Hand-Eye coordination. • Ability to work in noisy and dusty conditions.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Personal Protective Equipment Recommended and/or Required: • Safety glasses. • Earplugs. • Closed toe shoes. • Safety harness when needed.
If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.
About Terex:
Terex Corporation is a global leader in specialized equipment solutions, serving essential sectors such as emergency services, waste and recycling, utilities, and construction. Our diversified portfolio positions us in resilient, high-demand markets with strong long-term growth potential.
We design and manufacture advanced specialty vehicles—including fire, ambulance, and recreational vehicles—alongside waste collection vehicles, materials processing machinery, mobile elevating work platforms, and equipment for the electric utility industry. Through our global dealer, parts and service network and true value-creating digital solutions, we deliver best-in-class lifecycle support, helping customers maximize return on investment.
With a strong manufacturing footprint in the United States and operations across Europe, India, and Asia Pacific, Terex combines global reach with local expertise to capture opportunities worldwide. Our strategy is clear: exceed customer expectations, invest in innovation, leverage our diversified portfolio, and deliver consistent, profitable growth for our shareholders.
For more information, please visit www.terex.com.
Additional Information:
We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact. We are committed to recruiting, engaging, developing, and retaining team members at all levels of our global workforce. Our culture is defined by our Terex Way Values – Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship. Our values are the driving force behind our commitment to maintain an inclusive, supportive, non-discriminatory, and safe workplace for all team members. To that end, we are committed to actively foster a culture where every team member feels valued, listened to, and appreciated. We are committed to being fair and impartial in our decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, including disabled veterans, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting the recruiting department (person or department) at [email protected].
The Company offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits, including paid vacation, 401(k), medical, dental, and vision.
