Wax Operator, All Shifts

Wax Operator, All Shifts, Multiple Openings

Counter Gravity Centrifugal Cast Oper.

- Scarborough Lane Campus, 5 Scarborough Lane, Milford, New Hampshire, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM

No manufacturing experience? No Problem! Our on-site "Center for Excellence" new hire training program will set you up for success. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire (USA), Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components to industry. The company leads the industry in volume production, reduced lead‑times and just‑in‑time manufacturing.

Hitchiner produces castings in hundreds of different alloys for a broad spectrum of global markets and customers that include the leaders in the automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

We offer an enriching environment where learning and growing become part of your career. Hitchiner is dedicated to fostering the professional growth and development of our employees. We offer upward mobility and internal promotions.

Hitchiner offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Onsite state of the art Gym/Fitness Center, open 24/7 for all employees
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic and Accidental Life Insurance (company paid)
• Short‑term and Long‑term Disability Insurance (company paid)
• 401K (pre‑tax and ROTH) with Excellent Company Match and Immediate Vesting
• Company Profit Sharing Plan
• 3 weeks‑Vacation to start; 4 weeks‑Vacation at 5 Years; 5 weeks‑Vacation 10 years seniority
• We set you up for success with our “Center for Excellence” onsite training center for new hires and existing employees to improve new learning and continuous growth
• Training and Educational Assistance Programs

Cross‑train and become capable of performing multiple functions in our Wax environment. Operators classified at the “C” level will be proficient at
1) introductory and basic‑level wax pattern rework,
2) introductory‑level and intermediate‑level injection, and
3) introductory‑level and basic assembly functions.

Hot irons, clippers, smoothing wires, scalpels, angle tools, spacers, sprue holding fixtures, Bunsen burners, water welders, wax injection presses and equipment, wax dies, scotch brite and a variety of other common hand tools;
Motoman robot, assembly trays, hydrogen torch (bottled).

Sticktite, patching wax, cores, ceramic collars, plastic caps, wax patterns, lubricants, logbook, wax crayons, various wax apparatus, torch tips.

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The following are the usual major job duties, but this job description does not preclude the performance of other duties as assigned by the supervisor:

• WAX Goal: The ultimate goal of a Wax Operator is to be cross trained for all jobs within the department. Operators are given the opportunity and will be expected to train with the goal of achieving “Wax Operator B” status.
• BASIC WAX INJECTION:
  • How to operate a wax injection press
  • Injection of gates, sprues, and simple wax patterns
  • Inject more complex configurations with multiple inserts and slides
  • Injection of larger and/or more delicate or detailed patterns; multiple dies and shoe dies.
• INTRODUCTORY WAX REWORK:
  • Understanding the equipment and methods used to rework wax patterns
  • Reworking simple wax configurations
• BASIC WAX REWORK:
  • Basic rework procedures such as removing parting lines or positives
  • Demonstrated ability to rework patterns through established procedures
  • Learning to rework the more simple soluble wax configurations
• INTRODUCTORY ASSEMBLY / SUB ASSEMBLY
  • Introduction to the tools and methods used in the sub‑assembly procedure
  • Assembly of non‑production wax patterns, simple wax patterns, etc.
• BASIC ASSEMBLY / SUB ASSEMBLY
  • Attaching simple production patterns to sprues
  • Learn sub assembly of simple production patterns with less specialized gating.
• MOTOMAN ASSEMBLY OPERATION
  • SAFE operation of Motoman Robotic Assembly via HMI…