Clow Valve - Programmer Apprentice

Clow Valve; Oskaloosa (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Clow Valve, a division of McWane, is seeking a CNC-focused manufacturing leader in Oskaloosa, IA. You will drive training and diagnostics for machinists, ensuring best practices in high‑precision valve production. Strong CAD/CAM and programming skills are essential.

Ideal candidates have a CNC technical degree and proven leadership in a manufacturing setting, with solid math skills and experience guiding continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• CAD/CAM experience required.
• Strong programming background.
• Mathematical aptitude in trig and geometry; metallurgical knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cohesively train machinists and provide thorough understanding of machine diagnostics and best practice machining expectations.
• Partner with the machinist to troubleshoot programs, tooling, and quality issues to gain understanding of production limitations.

Skills

CAD/CAM

Programming

Leadership

Mathematics

CNC Machining

Manufacturing Experience

Education

CNC Technical Degree

Job description

Company Description

We are a leading manufacturer of water valves and fire hydrants. We are a division of McWane Corportation with sister companies in the US and Canada.The Iowa Valve Company was established in Oskaloosa in 1909 by W W Corey and Herman W Read to build hydrants and valves. The original location of "THE VALVE" is the current Machine Shop location on South Second St. the original buildings are still part of that facility. The Eddy Valve Company was founded in 1849 by George Eddy in Waterford New York. In 1878 Clow was formed in Chicago as a jobber of wrought iron pipe and other foundry products. The company was then known as James B Clow and Sons. Clow acquired Eddy Valve in 1945 and Iowa Valve in 1947. These were operated separately at their original locations until 1970 when they were merged in Oskaloosa under Clow Corporation, Valve Division.

The original South Second street facility housed all the operations of "THE VALVE". This included a brass foundry, an iron foundry and the machine shop for machining and building of valves and hydrants. In 1967, demand had grown and the iron foundry was relocated and expanded to the southeast edge of Oskaloosa. When Eddy and Iowa were merged in Oskaloosa in 1970, the brass foundry was relocated to the iron foundry site on 17th Ave. East.

In June 1985, McWane Incorporated purchased all the stock of Clow and Clow became a wholly owned subsidiary of McWane. Clow Valve Company, including Oskaloosa and Corona, was formed and is how we are known today.

Today Clow Valve Company is a very well respected manufacturer of water works valves and fire hydrants. Clow manufactures 2" through 48" diameter Resilient Seated valves. Clow also manufactures dry and wet barrel fire hydrants. The Machine Shop and Metal Casting Facility utilize state of the art technology in both shops concerning safety, quality and production. The Clow Machine Shop has been ISO 9000 certified since 2002. The Foundry is recognized as a Voluntary Protection Program Merit Site as awarded by OSHA. Clow Valve is looking forward to operating in and benefiting Oskaloosa for the next 100 years.

Job Description

• Cohesively work with all supervisors to provide thorough training to all machinist, providing them with a full understanding of machine diagnostics and best practice machining expectations.
• Partner with the machinist to troubleshoot programs, tooling, and quality issues to gain understanding of the limitations of production.

Qualifications

• CAD/CAM Experience
• Strong Programming background
• Strong Mathematical aptitude in Trigonometry and Geometry
• Metallurgical knowledge a plus
• CNC Technical Degree with 2-3 yrs. programming and machining experience.
• 3 or more years of strong, proven leadership experience in a Manufacturing Environment.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.