<p>SUMMARY Follows engineering specifications, standard work and customer requirements to cleans and prepare wax parts prior to assembly, assemble wax patterns, gating, sprues, and other components of a wax mold or cluster.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.</p> <p>Performs all essential duties of the wax patterns prep/core prep operation as required or as requested by supervisor.</p> <p>Uses correct tools and supplies to remove defects from patterns, preparing them for the assembly operation</p> <p>Has the correct practice pulled up on the Mercury screen while performing the operation.</p> <p>Inspects wax patterns to ensure that they have been properly cleaned and are ready for assembly.</p> <p>Checks sketches and instructions in engineering practices to determine procedure required in the set up and assembly of wax patterns, into molds or clusters. Utilizes hot iron, water welders, scalpels and other tools as needed in the assembly process.</p> <p>Assembles wax, plastic and ceramic core components, assembles wax mold attaching patterns, gating, sprues, bleeders, pour cup, chem slug and other components of wax mold as shown in engineering practice.</p> <p>Uses stick-tight and other adhesive substances as required when attaching parts together during assembly process.</p> <p>Repairs imperfections as advised by supervisor, team leader or wax inspector, completes all necessary paperwork to include signing off the part router, transfers completed patterns to the next operation according to the router</p> <p>QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>High school education or equivalent life experience and one or more years related experience or training in similar field or work requiring similar skills.</p> <p>Ability to read and understand documents, such as safety rules, work instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to record information daily. Ability to speak and listen effectively to follow instructions Ability to write, speak and understand verbal and written instructions.</p> <p>Ability to add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers to perform simple multiplication and division.</p> <p>Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.</p> <p>PHYSICAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.</p> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT</p> <p>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.</p>