INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS
Maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment.
GRADE: 11 & 12
PROGRAMS
AGRICULTURE
Horticultural Science
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
CAD (Computer Aided Design) & Animation
Construction Trades
ARTS, AV TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION
Graphic Imaging Technology
Radio & Television
BUSINESS & MARKETING
Entrepreneurship/Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Strategic Marketing Internship/Field Experience
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Early Childhood Education
Education Professions
HEALTH SCIENCES
Dental Careers
Fundamentals of Sports Medicine
Health Science Education I
Health Science Education II
HOSPITALITY & HUMAN SERVICES
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CISCO Networking Fundamentals
Computer Tech Support
MANUFACTURING
Electronics & Computer Technology
Industrial Mechanics
Precision Machining
Welding Technology
PUBLIC SAFETY
Criminal Justice I
Criminal Justice II
Emergency Medical Services
Fire & Rescue
TRANSPORTATION
Auto Services Technology
Diesel Service Technology
Sign up for the Industrial Mechanics course if you are interested in a welding or manufacturing career. You will spend about twenty-five percent of your class time learning the three basic welding processes, which include stick welding, wire welding and Tig welding. You will also learn to operate the plasma arc machines. Industrial mechanics install machinery, use precision measuring devices and operate complex tools, in a variety of manufacturing businesses. The industrial mechanic is the key problem solver in the workplace. Sign up for this class because it will give you a “jumpstart” in your manufacturing career.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
- Valparaiso Area Apprenticeship Advisory Council – Portage
- Indiana University
- Ball State University
- Purdue University
- Specific Millwright Training Programs
- Cooperative Educational Program with US Steel and Arcelor Mittal
- NWI Carpenters or Millwright Union Apprenticeship
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Millwright
- Heavy Equipment Repair & Maintenance
- Engineering Technician
- Hydraulic & Pneumatics Repair
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- And Many More…
INSTRUCTOR

ERIC WITT
PORTAGE HIGH SCHOOL – EAST
Mr. Witt has spent 30 years in the trades and was union trained in Industrial Mechanics. He has been teaching for 5 years. He says after working 30 years for the trades and 50+ years of life experience he brings a great deal of knowledge to the classroom and hopes the knowledge he can share with his students will help them be better prepared for what comes after high school.