Job Description

Pattern Maker

Syracuse, New York Full Time

The core hours are 6:00 am to 2:30 pm

What You'll Do:

• Plan, layout and perform a wide variety of extremely complex and difficult hand finishing operations on rough castings of complicated forms to be used as patterns, core boxes and permanent molds.
• Make build-ups or fabricate patterns, core boxes and permanent molds made of various materials.
• Layout, align and fasten split sections to make plates or cope and drag plates. Duties require extremely difficult layout to establish inter-relationship of dimensions. Establish interim dimensions not shown on prints.
• Setup and operate all types of machine tools, plus conventional and numerical controlled machines, devising and improvising tooling and setup for individual requirements.
• Must be capable of programming software for CNC machining such as the use of SolidWorks.
• Required to know pattern making techniques and processes but may develop own as required.
• Perform hand and bench operations requiring intricate operations such as fitting, polishing, scraping, etc.
• Check work to required tolerances and layout and make templates when necessary. Make allowance for draft, shrinkage and finish. Detect errors in prints and specifications and refer these and other unusual conditions to superior.
• Perform Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities such as minor maintenance that includes cleaning, inspection, minor lubrication and tightening loose bolts.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

Minimum of four (4) years Journeyman-level Patternmaker experience OR Journeyman license Must have a high school diploma or GED from an accredited institution Experience setting up, programming and operating CNC machinery Experience with Solids Works and Master Cam

Skills and Certifications

A minimum of 4 years of metal pattern making experience Experience with SolidWorks and MasterCam Experience setting up, programming, and operating CNC machinery

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