CNC Machine Operator

ChampionX; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ChampionX, now part of SLB, seeks a CNC Machine Operator in Tulsa, OK. You will set up and operate CNC lathes, perform threading operations, select tooling, and adjust speeds and feeds to meet specifications.

Inspect threaded rods for Norris/API specs, document data, perform maintenance, and keep a clean workstation. Requires four years of related experience and a HS diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Four years of directly related experience.
• HS Diploma or GED equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC lathes to perform threading operations on parts.
• Select mounts and aligns machine attachments and tooling.
• Set and adjust speeds, feeds, and depths of cuts.
• May edit programs and conduct inspection to verify specs.
• Record inspection data and maintain clean, orderly work area.

Skills

CNC lathes operation

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration. We are looking for a CNC Machine Operator located in Tulsa, OK. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

What’s In It For You:

• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture, and empowers through continuous improvement
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching and more!

What you will do:

• Sets up and operates CNC lathes to perform threading operations on experimental, individual or quantity parts or rods.
• Selects mounts and aligns various machine attachments, standard or improvised tooling.
• Sets and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depths of cuts where applicable.
• May be required to edit programs.
• Conducts inspection to ascertain threaded rods meet Norris and/or API specifications using various precision and non-precision instruments, templates and go/no-go gauges.
• Records inspection data for purposes of maintaining statistical information.
• May be required to attach protector in coupling and/or attach coupling on rod end to proper tightness.
• Monitors feed table and straighten improperly placed rods.
• Performs routine maintenance on the equipment including cleaning, adjusting and maintaining proper fluid levels and filters.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• May be assigned other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of directly related experience.
• HS Diploma or GED equivalent

Physical Demands

(if applicable) Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing.

Continuous standing.

Frequent walking, pounding, occasional bending, and using whipping action to untangle rods.

Personal Protective Equipment is required including hard hats, safety glasses and steel toed footwear.

Lifts/carry 50 pounds occasionally, frequently 33 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly.

About Us

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com Follow us on Facebook at @WeAreSLBGlobal, LinkedIn: SLBGlobal, or Instagram at @SLBGlobal

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

About Us

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com. Follow us on Facebook at @WeAreSLBGlobal, LinkedIn: SLBGlobal, or Instagram at @SLBGlobal