O-I

Glass Packaging

MoldMakerJourneyman

$0–0k Lapel, Indiana, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Mold Maker Journeyman at O-I. Skills: Mold Maker Journeyman, lathe work, mill work, bench work. performing new mold work. work on rough or semi-finished castings which are made into completed parts”

Industry & Context.

Glass Packaging

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

High School Graduate or Equivalent, Journeyman Mold Maker Card Required

Nice to Have

CNC certification and/or CNC experience is desirable, automatic CNC mill and lathe knowledge is desirable

What You'll Do.

performing new mold work

work on rough or semi-finished castings which are made into completed parts

make corrections or changes on unused mold equipment

Perform lathe work and makes equipment from semi-finished castings

Perform bench work operations

Full Job Description

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Why do you want to apply? Our Lapel plant is a great location because you can experience the strong sense of community found in a small Midwestern town, while being less than an hour from Indianapolis and having access to everything that a major city has to offer. The Mold Maker Journeyman will be responsible for performing new mold work, work on rough or semi-finished castings which are made into completed parts and make corrections or changes on unused mold equipment. The Mold Maker Journeyman will: * Perform lathe work and makes, without use of profile, the following equipment from semi-finished castings: molds (excluding cavity), mold holders, mold bushings (outside diameter), round bottom plates, blanks (excluding cavity), baffle holders, baffle inserts, guide rings, guide ring inserts, blow head inserts, blow head holders, guide ring holders. The operator is also responsible for grinding own tools. * Perform bench work operations including blending, shaping, and matching cavities, making capacity corrections, necessary cavity relief and pantograph work where standard numerals and monograms are used. * Perform mill work consisting of making molds, blanks, baffles, bottoms, funnels and odd-shaped cavities – or cavities involving flutes, rib decorations, or matches where cavity cast rack displacement must be held to close tolerances. Responsible for grinding tapered, fly cutter arch, and other cutti

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