Pattern Shop Assistant

Job Title: Pattern Shop Assistant/Apprentice

Employment Status:

Full- Time

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Department:

Pattern Shop

Position Reports To:

Engineering Manager

Summary Description:

Operate hand power tools, wood working equipment, work with cast resins, and limited metal machining.

Assist/Train under Pattern Shop Journeyman and Pattern Shop Machining Engineer on maintaining, repairing, and creating new tooling and molds.

Essential Functions:

- Safely and correctly operate wood working equipment, hand power tools, and metal machining centers.

- Read and understand blueprints and technical documents

- Accurately use measurement tools; Calipers and Micrometers

- Follow written and verbal instructions. This position requires adaptability

- Perform all other job-related tasks as assigned by Engineering or Journeyman.

Skills or Experience Required:

High school degree or GED is required; must have basic hand tool experience and basic wood shop knowledge (table saws, drills, routers). Machining experience lathes and mills highly preferred but not required.

Other Position Demands or Requirements:

Must be able to learn and adapt to new challenges and technology. Looking for a candidate to learn and eventually replace the Journeyman when he retires.

Working Conditions/Physical Conditions:

Exposed to heat, dust, fumes and noise of foundry floor. Must be able to bend, reach, lift and move up to 50 lbs. without assistance.

Safety Requirements:

Basic PPE

- Steel toed safety shoes with metarsal guard

- Eye protection

- Hearing protection

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or working conditions associated with a particular job. It is intended only to be a general description of the essential functions common to positions of this type

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