Plaster Pattern Maker

Textron • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves laying out, constructing, and repairing complex plaster patterns, master models, mock-ups, checking fixtures, form blocks, and other plaster tooling. The position requires interpreting templates, engineering, and loft information, and working from master tooling with specified trim lines, guidelines, and reference points. The individual will also be responsible for supplementing any missing or incomplete details on blueprints, loft data, or engineering information. Collaboration with engineers and loftsmen is expected, including recommending and incorporating changes. The role requires determining the most effective methods for pattern making, including the selection and number of templates needed, while considering factors like shrink equivalents, tool design, and spring-back. Additionally, the position involves determining and devising methods for sand molding, such as split patterns, moldboards, or core boxes. There may be opportunities to create templates, instruct and direct other employees, and perform related plastic tooling operations.

Requirements

• Five (5) years plaster modeling or plaster pattern-making experience.

Responsibilities

• Lays out, constructs, and repairs a variety of most complex plaster patterns, master models, mock-ups, checking, fixtures, form blocks, or other plaster tooling from templates, engineering and loft information and master tooling where trim lines, guidelines and reference points are required.
• Supplies any details, which may be lacking or incomplete on blueprints, loft data or engineering information.
• Coordinates and works with engineers, loftsmen or other personnel; recommends changes and incorporate changes.
• Determines the methods to be used in making the pattern and the number and kinds of templates needed, taking into consideration shrink equivalents, the design of the tool, the stages and spring-back, etc.
• Determines the method of sand molding and devises means for its accomplishment by split pattern, moldboard, core box of ram-up core.
• May make templates.
• May instruct, direct, and coordinate the work of several other employees.
• May be required to perform a variety of plastic tooling operations closely allied to plaster pattern-making operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed