Patternmaker Apprentice: Hands-On Foundry Training

Mueller Water Products; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mueller Water Products is seeking candidates for the Union - Apprentice Patternmaker Apprenticeship in Chattanooga, TN. This registered program emphasizes hands-on training, RTI coursework, and a minimum of 8,000 hours of structured on-the-job training under a journey worker.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, operating hand tools and machines, and maintaining quality standards while progressing through structured skill development in pattern layout and casting-related processes.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Program components include RTI coursework, Tooling U, carpentry basics and 8,000 hours of OJT with a journeyman.
• On-the-job coverage and safety procedures training are emphasized.

Responsibilities

• Work safely in a manufacturing production environment.
• Follow detailed assembly instructions and processes.
• Operate hand tools, presses, drills, lifts, and control equipment safely.

Skills

Patternmaking

Machining fundamentals

Blueprint reading

Mathematics

Manufacturing processes

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Hand tools

Presses

Drills

Lathes

Milling machines

Job description

Mueller Water Products is seeking candidates for the Union - Apprentice Patternmaker Apprenticeship in Chattanooga, TN. This registered program emphasizes hands-on training, RTI coursework, and a minimum of 8,000 hours of structured on-the-job training under a journey worker.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, operating hand tools and machines, and maintaining quality standards while progressing through structured skill development in pattern layout and casting-related processes.