Machining Program

Congratulations goes to Russ Stanford one of the adjunct instructors in Machining was Named the 2010 Presidents Outstanding Adjunct Instructor of the year.  Please congratulate Russ when you get a chance

Just thought we would share the NEWS….August 6, 2010 the Machinist Team of  Jeff Fowler, Bret Holmes, Russ Stanford, Micheal Jenkins  went 2 under par to win the OWATC Employee tournament.

Please be advised that our program instructors will be in and out of the office until the end of August as we have vacation time that must be used.

On July 1, 2010 we will be launching the New and improved Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing 30 hour course.  It is a online course but you will get some extra advantages if you are OWATC campus student.

In January we will be once again hosting the Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association meeting on our campus.  This will bring employers from across Utah to see our wonderful facility and students.  So if you see people around our area on January 21 please make them feel welcome.

Employment opportunity available for an entry level machinist to gain experience working beside a master machinist in our 2009 machine shop with all new equipment.  CNC lathe/mill experience or education equivalent.  Pay starting at $18.00/hour with benefits. Job located in Pinedale, WY.  Company housing is available. Email resume to Lisa@whitemountaindrilling.com or call 307-367-3800 HR dept.

  In November we will be once again hosting the Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association meeting on our campus.  This bring employers from across Utah to see our wonderful facility and students.  So if you see people around our area on November 12  please make them feel welcome.

We are currently sending our machining students on an  in-depth tour of the Lean Manufacturing Training Center in the BDO complex.  If you are a Machining student please make sure you take full advantage of this opportunity to see the center and all it has to offer.  The Tour date are as follows  Aug  18, 25    Sept 8, 22  and Oct. 6, 2009….

The Machinist Instructors placed 3rd at the 2009 OWATC Employee golf scramble held August 7, 2009 at the  El Monte Golf Course.  The team of Jeff Fowler, Bret Holmes, Russ Standford, Mike Jenkins shot a round of 36 ( 1 over par).

We are pleased to host another meeting of the Utah NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association)August 6th, 2009.  Utah Companies are currently trying to establish a Utah chapter and, are working hard to get the necessary number to become a full chapter of NTMA.  The Ogden Weber Applied Technology Colleges Machinist program is the only educational institution currently on the team.  We as instructors are striving to update our program with the most current industry standards.