Ahaus Tool and Engineering has been offering customers high-quality solutions to challenging manufacturing, tooling and automation equipment needs. Located in Richmond, Indiana, Ahaus works with customers through conceptual design, engineering, service and support to meet their specific requirements.Ahaus, we are proud of our reputation for building quality, future-leaning projects that meet or exceed customer expectations. More than that – we are proud of our reputation for developing team members, from apprentices to managers. We understand that people are our most valuable resource and we act upon that belief, from empowering employees to further their education to creating an environment that promotes teamwork and personal improvement.To create the best experiences for all, both customers and team members alike, we need the best talent. Our 100+ employees range in experience from high school co-op students to those with over 45 years in the manufacturing industry. Our workforce spans four generations and has an average tenure of 11+ years.Ahaus is well known for flexible start times Monday through Friday, first shift, generous paid time off, paid holidays, employee recognition and incentives, volunteer and outreach events, tuition reimbursement, employee breakfasts and barbeques, pitch-ins, company outings, shared hobbies, and many other perks. It's precisely why Ahaus enjoys a reputation as a place people want to be.Our people love their hobbies; from building cars, tractors, firearms, and robots to marksmanship and trap shooting, axe throwing, cycling, restoring old furniture, music, and the arts. We have a team of diversely talented, skilled tradespeople. We are looking for a few more.Good employees are the backbone of any successful company. But finding dedicated workers who are ethical, well trained and efficient can be a challenge. There’s a growing myth that an employer should wait for potential employees with the right education and experience to come along, as opposed to training and developing the right individuals to meet the needs of the company.Ahaus Apprenticeship program, which we’ve been offering for more than 40 years. Our apprenticeship program is a nationally accredited education program for toolmakers and CNC machinists. Our goal is to hire several individuals each year specifically to be trained in these professions. Our apprentices receive on-the-job training as well as formal education; we partner with Purdue University College of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College.Ahaus is how family oriented the company is. We regularly do things together outside of the work environment which adds to the sense of family for me. I also would say I have learned an awful lot about how a good business operates while at Ahaus which has helped me to start my own family business at home.”Ahaus, I learned that anything can be fixed or repaired if it doesn’t work. If it can be built, it can be taken apart, assessed, repaired and put back together. If I don’t know how to do it, somebody else here knows and they teach me. This totally changed how I see things at work and home now.”Ahaus believes in the greater Richmond area. We believe that the places where our team members live should be vibrant communities, and we want to support efforts that promote creativity, teamwork, innovation, and education.Ahaus’s nationally recognized apprenticeship program is a highlight of the company’s connections to the educational community. Past President and current Chairman of the Board Rick Ahaus continues his work in education through Every Child Can Read, the Third Grade Reading Academy, and K-Ready literacy programs. Current President Kevin Ahaus has devoted countless hours to manufacturing education and higher education through Ivy Tech Community College, where he currently serves as the statewide Foundation Chairman. Vice President Jeff Sheridan is the current chair of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County. Ahaus sponsored three youth robotics teams in 2016, as an effort to encourage teamwork, creative problem solving, and STEM skills for young people in our region. Other team members are board members and volunteers in local schools and various other not-for-profit organizations, including the United Way, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and Richmond Civic Theatre.To honor all of our customers who have battled cancer or have watched as a loved one battled the disease, we make an annual donation to the Indiana University Cancer Research Center. The center’s mission is to advance the understanding, prevention and treatment of cancer throughout Indiana and the world with patient-centered care, acceleration of promising science and collaborative educational programs.