Lead Screw Thread Mill Operator - Long Span

Torrey Holistics; Cadillac (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrey Holistics seeks an experienced Thread Mill Operator to join our precision threading operations. The candidate will set up and run thread milling equipment to produce long shafts with precise external threads, up to 40 feet in length, and will handle heavy bar stock with cranes and supports.

The role requires a minimum of 2 years on-thread mill experience, strict attention to tolerances, and proficiency with micrometers, thread gauges, and calipers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years hands-on experience operating thread mills.
• Experience handling long shafts and avoiding deflection during machining.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Set up, dial in, and operate thread milling machinery to cut precision external threads on shafts up to 40 feet long.
• Rig and move heavy, extended-length bar stock using overhead cranes and supports.
• Maintain tight lead and pitch diameter tolerances across long passes and inspect with thread gauges and micrometers.
• Select, install, and adjust threading cutters, inserts, and determine feeds/speeds and coolant flow.
• Work from engineering drawings and customer specs destined for multiple applications.

Skills

Thread milling experience

Long-shaft handling

Reading engineering drawings

Tools

Lees Bradnor Thread Mill

Thread micrometers

Dial indicators

3-wire method

Calipers

Job description

Torrey Holistics seeks an experienced Thread Mill Operator to join our precision threading operations. The candidate will set up and run thread milling equipment to produce long shafts with precise external threads, up to 40 feet in length, and will handle heavy bar stock with cranes and supports.

The role requires a minimum of 2 years on-thread mill experience, strict attention to tolerances, and proficiency with micrometers, thread gauges, and calipers.