Youth Internship

Job Description:

Founded in 1912, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a global industrial company built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized, entrepreneurial culture.

Division Description

ITW Deltar Fasteners is a large division within the Automotive Segment and serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners. Locations include: Frankfort, IL;Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI.

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by:

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.
• Exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.
• Continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

Position Summary

The major areas of opportunities are: Understand how to maintain production and quality demands, gain experience in process development, and obtain knowledge in tooling and maintenance.

Stage 1 of the Youth Internship program is a full-time summer position spent exploring the different roles within Deltar Fastener’s Technical Team. The focus is on gaining an understanding of production processes, quality demands, and the role of technical teams in supporting the business. Interns that successfully complete Stage 1 and are interested in continuing, may be offered the opportunity to progress into Stage 2 of the program.

Stage 2 is more in-depth experience in one or two technical team departments and is determined by the intern’s area(s) of interest. This will be a part-time role with hours determined based on technical team availability and the interns high school schedule.

Primary Responsibilities – Summer of Exploration (Stage 1)

• Job shadow and assist the Production, Process Development, Tooling, and Maintenance departments
• Operate injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment – walking/standing/squatting – 98% required
• Inspect, label, and package product as per work instructions and customer requirements
• Understand common materials and their properties
• Exposure to injection molding process development and setup
• Exposure to different types of injection molds and the equipment used to build and repair it
• Exposure to preventative maintenance and repair of equipment used in the manufacturing process (injection molding machines, grinders, blenders, water heaters, robotics, PLCs, automated assembly machines, etc.)
• Work from prints, specifications, and shop orders

Primary Responsibilities for Continuing Interns are dependent on path but may include (Stage 2)

• Work from prints, specifications, and shop orders
• Learn to workwithblueprints,schematics,SOP’sandmachinemanuals
• Learn totroubleshoot,diagnose,andrepaira varietyofmoldingand automatedmachinery
• Learntotroubleshoot/diagnoseProgrammableLogicControllers(PLC)
• Learn totroubleshootelectrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems (including robotics)
• Abilitytouse precisionmeasuringequipmentandelectricaltestinginstrumentsassociatedwith amanufacturingsetting
• Learn the basics of injection molding, including troubleshooting,andmaintaininghot runner tooling
• Learn to set up andoperateall tool room equipment includingEDM andimprovise where equipment is limited.
• Learn to buildand repairmoldsfrom part prints, 2D electronic prints, 3D CAD detail
• Use ofvarietyof precision measuring instruments, hand tools, machine shop equipment and mills, lathes, grinders, EDM.
• Followsafetyrulesandkeepworkareain acleanandorderlycondition
• Other tasks and duties as assigned, may include ladder climbing – 5% required

Position Skills and Experience Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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.

• Rising High School Senior
• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs. – 50% required
• Good Housekeeping – 5S
• Ability to read and understand written procedures and instructions
• Attention to detail, along with good visual skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong communications skills both verbal and written
• Basic computer skills
• STEAM or CAD classes preferred

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.