Job description template

Metal Patternmaker Job Description Template

A copy-ready metal patternmaker job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows metal patternmakers earn a median of $58,000 ($27.89/hour); the middle 50% earn $49,070–$69,960.

Job title

Metal Patternmaker

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable metal patternmaker to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will read drawings, add shrink and draft and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Read drawings
  • Add shrink and draft
  • Machine patterns
  • Make core boxes
  • Fit match plates
  • Repair patterns
  • Inspect
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of pattern layout and shrink and draft
  • Precision and patience
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • AFS training
  • Machining certificate
  • CAD certificate
  • Experience with CNC mills

Skills

  • Machining
  • CAD
  • Core box building
  • Inspection
  • Problem-solving
  • Focus

Work environment and schedule

Patternmakers work in pattern shops and foundries. Full-time daytime hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a metal patternmaker job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Metal Patternmaker” is the clearest; alternates include Patternmaker, Foundry Patternmaker, Pattern Shop Machinist.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a metal patternmaker so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Metal Patternmaker training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Metal Patternmaker hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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