Model Maker/Build Technician

Prefix Corporation; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Prefix Corporation seeks a Model Maker in Rochester Hills, MI, to create models from prints and specifications. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in an automotive setting, expertise in blueprint reading, and the ability to use various manual and power tools.

This position requires a high school diploma or a vocational certification. Job involves constructing, inspecting, and testing models to meet customer specifications in a physically demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an automotive company making models.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret engineering drawings.
• High school diploma or a certificate from a trade school preferred.

Responsibilities

• Construct and assemble models using various tools.
• Select and work with different materials including plastics and metals.
• Inspect and test products for accuracy to specifications.

Skills

Model assembly

Blueprint reading

Material selection

Precision measurement

Education

High school diploma or vocational certificate

Tools

Manual tools

Power tools

Job description

Job Location: 1400 - Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Job Shift: Day

Job Summary

The Model Maker uses prints, drawings, specifications, or other means to create a model to a customer specification.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Constructing, assembling, or modifying parts, models, molds, and fixtures using manual and power tools.
• Expertise in selecting and working with various materials, including plastics, metals, and composites.
• Align, fit, and join parts using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
• Cut, shape, and form parts using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
• Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
• Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
• Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers. Also includes inspecting finished models for accuracy, troubleshooting, and testing functionality.
• Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in an automotive company making models.
• Must be able to read blueprints and interpret engineering drawings.
• A high school diploma is required; or a certificate from an accredited technical or industrial trade school is preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.