Wood Pattern Maker

Harrison Steel Castings Co. • Attica, IN

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Like crafting things out of wood? Harrison Steel has an opening in its pattern shop for a wood pattern maker. This position is responsible for building metal, plastic, and mainly wood patterns and core boxes used in our manufacturing operations. This position uses various hand and power tools, and helps to plan the construction of brand new parts. Working alongside our master pattern makers, this is a great position to increase your woodworking skills while learning from experts while getting paid. About Harrison Steel: Harrison Steel is a family owned company that engineers and manufactures castings of 350 to 12,500 pounds, net casting weight, for businesses in industries such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. The benefits of working at Harrison Steel include 401k and profit sharing, full health, vision and dental plans available, vacation, career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles, and the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs. HS is located in Attica, Indiana, where it was founded in 1906 by J.W. Harrison, as the National Car Coupler Company. Attica is a rural city surrounded by traditional Midwest farmland that about 3,200 residents call home. The foundry is a 40-minute drive from Lafayette, Indiana or Danville, Illinois, and 1.5 hours from Indianapolis.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Basic math & reading skills
• Good problem solving skills and knowledge of safety practices
• High level of personal accountability

Nice To Haves

• Previous woodworking experience and/or blueprint reading is preferred
• Experience with or the ability to learn to operate a CNC 5-axis router using Mastercam is beneficial

Responsibilities

• building metal, plastic, and mainly wood patterns and core boxes
• plan the construction of brand new parts

Benefits

• 401k and profit sharing
• full health, vision and dental plans available
• vacation
• career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles
• the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees