at OTTO Engineering, Inc. in Carpentersville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Injection Mold Maker Apprentice
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
