Automatics Operator

ManpowerGroup; Hinckley (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking an Automatics Operator for a client in Grantsburg, WI. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and the drive to continuously improve processes within the department and team.

You will operate, set up, and adjust multi-spindle automatic screw machines and NoCAMs, follow drawings and specifications, perform first article inspection, maintain SPC/EDBTH charting, and support ongoing quality and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to read drawings and engineering specifications.
• 1–3 years trade experience, including tool grinding/sharpening.
• Experience with first article inspection and maintaining quality throughout production run.

Responsibilities

• Operate, set up, and adjust multi-spindle automatic screw machines and NoCAMs.
• Plan sequences, set spindle speeds, tooling, and settings.
• Install tooling, set up stops, and manage bar stock feeds.
• Produce pilot pieces and verify first piece; report deviations.
• Maintain SPC and charting and notify engineering of issues.

Skills

Reading drawings

Shop mathematics

Quality inspection

Continuous improvement

Safety practices

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Our client, [Industry Descriptor] is seeking a Automatics Operator to join their team. As a Automatics Operator, you will be part of the [Department Name] supporting [Team Name(s)]. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to safety, a focus on quality, and the drive to continuously improve processes, which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Automatics Operator

Location: Grantsburg, WI

Pay Range: $25.00-$28.00/hour

Shift: 1st, 2nd and 3rd available

What's the Job?

• Maintain a positive, professional attitude while following safety best practices, including wearing appropriate PPE, practicing Behavior Based Safety, and performing LOTO.

• Operate, set up, and adjust multi-spindle automatic screw machines and/or NoCAMs by planning operational sequences and selecting spindle speeds, collets, tooling, tool arrangement, clearances, feed rates, cams, and settings for both new/unusual work and standardized variations.

• Install collets, set and secure tooling holders, set tooling stops, cams, and indexing mechanisms; set bar stock feed mechanisms and stops to perform operations such as face, form, turn, drill, ream, bore, tap, thread, and cut off stock up to machine capacity.

• Produce pilot pieces for first piece verification, make adjustments to correct variances, and check parts for dimensional and finish conformance to specifications; notify the lead of any deviations.

• Support quality and continuous improvement by maintaining SPC and EDBTH charting through use of PC, using gauging to verify work, keeping tooling inventoried and organized in mini-cribs, and using ERRs to notify engineering and management of items to be reviewed.

What's Needed?

• High school diploma or GED.

• Ability to work from fairly complicated drawings, engineering specifications, layouts, and other operating instructions.

• Strong shop mathematics skills and the ability to use handbook formulas and precision measuring instruments.

• Some shop trade knowledge in a specialized field or process equivalent to one to three years of trade training, including the ability to do tool grinding and sharpening.

• Experience performing first article inspection and maintaining quality throughout the production run.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to build pride in producing quality parts with minimal burrs and accurate conformance to specifications.

• Hands-on role operating advanced multi-spindle automatic screw machines and NoCAMs with clear expectations for first piece verification and ongoing adjustments.

• Structured quality focus through SPC and EDBTH charting, gauging, and first article inspection practices.

• Engagement in Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, CAPA, and High Performance Team processes.

• Clear performance expectations, including maintaining a minimum “meets” rating in all performance categories to maintain classification.

Upon completion of waiting period associates are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability Insurance

• 401(k)

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.