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Machinist Apprenticeship

Date: November 15, 2012

Autocam Corporation in Kentwood Michigan is looking for anyone interested in a Apprentice Machinist program. If you are interested, the first step is passing the basic skills assessment in: Reading, Arithmetic, Inspection and Problem Solving. No appointment needed all you need to do is show up to Autocam Global Headquarters building( 4436 Broadmoor SE, Kentwood, MI 49512) No appointment needed. You just need to let the front desk know that you are here to take the apprenticeship assessment. Please let me know if you are going to visit or just follow up if this opportunity leads to an opportunity at Autocam Corporation.

 

 

Sarah Garner | Human Resource Generalist | Autocam Corporation

4070 East Paris Ave, Kentwood, MI 49512, USA | T: +1.616.541.8597 | F: +1.616.698.6876
sgarner@autocam.com | www.autocam.com | www.autocam-medical.com


 

Job Title:        Apprentice Machinist                                      Date:               October 5, 2007

 

Reports to:     Product Manager                                            Revision:        C

 

Department: Manufacturing                                                            Approved by: Training Manager

 

             

 

 

BASIC PURPOSE:

To ensure that the employee receives the experience and training over three years to prepare the apprentice for a machinist position.

 

 

 

NATURE AND SCOPE:

This position has two major areas of focus, completing educational requirements of National Tooling and Machining Association and work experience at Autocam Corporation.

 

 

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

1.   Complete educational requirements of NTMA to include a broad spectrum of knowledge.

 

Key Measurements

¨      Understand safety parameters of machines and the manufacturing environment.

¨      Learn precise measurement and layout.

¨      Understand pedestal and bench grinders, drilling machines, hand tools and bench work.

¨      Understand saws, milling machines, lathes, surface grinders.

¨      Understand Hurco Conversational mill, Charmilles EDM operation, Mazak CNC turning center, Brown & Sharpe CMM machinery.

¨      Understand fundamental concepts:

Shop math, blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, metallurgy, Machinery’s Handbook

 

 

2.   Complete 8,000 shop hours on machines.

 

Key Measurements

¨      Understand equipment familiarization-inspection-safety.

¨      Understand milling machines and lathes.

¨      Understand automatic screw machines, i.e., operation, adjustments, tool changing, tool setting, set-up, maintenance.

 

 

3.  Complete Autocam required training.

 

Key Measurements

¨      Complete Tornos Program.

¨      Complete Statistical Process Control.

¨      Complete Team Problem Solving.

¨      Complete the Apprenticeship Orientation.

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