Youth Apprentice

Youth Apprentice

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program is part of a statewide School-to-Work initiative. It is designed for high school students who want hands on learning in an occupational area at a worksite along with classroom instruction.

• Apply academic knowledge.
• Apply career knowledge.
• Apply manufacturing industry knowledge.
• Communicate effectively.
• Act professionally.
• Cooperate with others in a team setting.
• Think critically.
• Exhibit regulatory and ethical responsibilities.
• Use resources wisely.
• Use basic technology.

• Follow personal safety requirements.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Demonstrate professional role to be used in an emergency.

• Focus on customer needs.
• Measure using various instruments.
• Operate tools and equipment safely.
• Practice quality assurance principles.

• Read machining technical drawings and work orders.
• Interpret machining symbols and procedures.
• Identify set up.
• Select tools and materials.
• Perform safety checks.
• Assist to perform set up.
• Verify set up.
• Perform start up.
• Operate machining equipment.
• Monitor machining product and process specifications.
• Process production documents.
• Shutdown machining process.
• Clean up.
• Use hand tools.
• Use CNC equipment (W/S).
• Monitor equipment for correct operation.
• Document equipment use and/or operational problems.

• Read welding technical drawings and work orders.
• Interpret welding symbols and procedures.
• Layout and plan work.
• Perform safety checks.
• Prepare base metal.
• Set up to fabricate base metal.
• Fabricate base metal.
• Thermally/chemically cut metal.
• Tack work pieces.
• Weld metal.
• Monitor product and process.
• Assist to inspect, measure, and/or test completed metal pieces.
• Process production documents.
• Clean up.
• Monitor equipment for correct operation.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance (PM).
• Document equipment use, PM, and/or operational problems.

• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Must be able to routinely lift 50lbs in a safe manner, and occasionally up to 75lbs.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools, repetitively, or continuously on a daily basis.
• Ability to safely use step ladders up to 8ft.
• Ability to work in various positions including sitting, kneeling, standing and working overhead for extended times.

• Excessive noise and dust of a typical machine shop atmosphere.
• Non-air conditioned environment.
• Equipment moving hazard of fork lifts, transportation vehicles, and moving product.
• Possible change in work schedule on short notice.
• Moving machine parts hazards, as well as exposure to hot metal and sharp machined chips.
• Some exposure to coolant mist

§ Company supplied and required safety equipment:

• Safety Glasses
• Uniforms/Apron
• Cut-Proof Gloves
• Hearing Protection where required
• Dust Mask
• Other tools and equipment that may be required as dictated by work schedule.

It is the responsibility of each individual working in manufacturing to confirm the grade and type of material are correct per engineering documentation and that the raw material is dimensionally correct and free from damage prior to beginning work at their station. If discrepancies are identified it is again the responsibility of every individual to bring those discrepancies to the attention of their supervisor or QA personnel at the time that the issue is identified.

Each operator is responsible to confirm dimensional accuracy of every work-piece prior to delivering that material to the next sequential operation. This includes the use of calipers, micrometers, bore micrometers, and any other specialized tools required to confirm that the work-piece meets the intent of the engineering documentation. If discrepancies are identified it is again the…