O-I
Manufacturing
MoldMakerJourneyman
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“Mold Maker Journeyman at O-I. Skills: Mold making, Machining, Blueprint reading. Perform new mold work. Make corrections on unused mold equipment”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School Diploma or GED, USW Journeyman Mold Maker or Machinist Card, State of Virginia Machinist Journeyman Card, Ability to use all precision measuring device, Prior experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
Nice to Have
Automatic CNC mill and lathe knowledge, CNC certification, CNC experience
What You'll Do.
Perform new mold work
Make corrections on unused mold equipment
Make molds from semi-finished castings
Make mold holders from semi-finished castings
Make mold bushings from semi-finished castings
Make round bottom plates from semi-finished castings
Make blanks from semi-finished castings
Make baffle holders from semi-finished castings
Make baffle inserts from semi-finished castings
Make guide rings from semi-finished castings
Make guide ring inserts from semi-finished castings
Make blow head inserts from semi-finished castings
Make blow head holders from semi-finished castings
Make guide ring holders from semi-finished castings
Perform bench work operations
Make capacity corrections
Make necessary cavity relief
Perform pantograph work
Make molds involving flutes
Make molds involving rib decorations
Make cavities involving flutes
Make cavities involving rib decorations
Grind tapered cutting tools
Grind fly cutter arch tools
Grind other cutting tools
Install cutting tools
Make necessary mill adjustments
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? O-I in Ringgold offers very competitive wages and a great benefits package! The plant is located an hour south from Greensboro, NC international airport and an hour north from Lynchburg, VA. O-I is a company that is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and offers opportunity for growth and advancement. 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 to
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