at OTTO Engineering, Inc. in Carpentersville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Injection Mold Maker Apprentice
OTTO – designed, manufactured and precision tested, right here in the USA.
OTTO’s opportunity:
Our Injection Mold Maker Apprentice will learn aspects of mold making. This includes, but not limited to, mold design, mold fabrication techniques, set-up & tear down, troubleshooting, maintenance and basic machine set-up. The Apprenticeship Program consists of a three-year classroom (during the evening) and hands-on work (during the day) experience. The course work will be taught by faculty through the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) and the hands-on work experience will be completed at the OTTO Tech Center.
Specifically, the Injection Mold Maker Apprentice will:
Learn basic Injection Molding
Perform Mold changeovers
Perform Mold & Machine maintenance
Component measurements
Mold construction
Assembly & disassembly of molds
Bead Blasting & Surface grinding
Perform basic use of EDM machine
Perform basic Milling & Surface grinding
Perform other duties as assigned or given
Diagnose component / mold problems
