Wax Injection Technician – Precision Investment Casting

Precision Castparts; New London (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts is seeking an operator for the wax injection process in a production environment. You will operate wax injection dies to create patterns for investment casting, perform die setups, and ensure patterns meet quality standards.

You will inspect finished patterns, identify defects, and support core processing and finishing tasks. The role requires basic shop math, tool use, and willingness to cross-train across departments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Six months manufacturing experience required.
• One year or more of wax injection, investment casting, or related manufacturing experience preferred.
• Basic shop math including arithmetic, decimals, and fractions.
• Experience using precision measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, micrometers, and rulers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate manual, automatic, and semi-automatic wax injection equipment to produce wax patterns and components used in the investment casting process.
• Assemble, set up, position, and disassemble standard and complex multi-section dies using established procedures and work instructions.
• Apply release agents, select appropriate process parameters, and adjust injection pressure, temperature, dwell time, and other variables within established limits to produce acceptable wax patterns.
• Inspect wax patterns using visual and dimensional inspection methods to verify compliance with quality and dimensional requirements.
• Identify defects including flash, air bubbles, parting lines, flow lines, sink, positives, negatives, and core cracks, and determine appropriate disposition or repair.
• Prepare, inject, clean, inspect, and process ceramic cores and soluble cores as required.
• Meet or exceed established production standards while maintaining acceptable quality levels.
• Assist in training, mentoring, and supporting less experienced operators and cross-functional team members as needed.

Skills

Wax injection operation

Quality inspection

Troubleshooting

Cross-training

Reading shop orders

Basic math

Manual dexterity

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Gauges

Rulers

Job description

Precision Castparts is seeking an operator for the wax injection process in a production environment. You will operate wax injection dies to create patterns for investment casting, perform die setups, and ensure patterns meet quality standards.

You will inspect finished patterns, identify defects, and support core processing and finishing tasks. The role requires basic shop math, tool use, and willingness to cross-train across departments.