Manual Screw Machine Setup Operator

Electroswitch; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Electroswitch is seeking an experienced Brown & Sharpe Screw Machine Setup Operator for its Rockland, MA facility. This role sets up, operates, maintains, and troubleshoots conventional cam-operated Brown & Sharpe screw machines used to manufacture high-volume precision components.

It is a manual screw-machine position with no CNC programming. The incumbent will independently perform setups, select appropriate cams and tooling, verify materials, and ensure dimensional accuracy through inspection

Qualifications

• Experience setting up Brown & Sharpe screw machines to blueprint specs.
• Ability to read blueprints and production specifications.
• Competence in measuring with calipers, micrometers, dial indicators.

Responsibilities

• Independently set up and operate Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines per blueprints and shop orders.
• Select cams, tooling, and bar feeds; verify materials and tooling per schedule.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and troubleshoot equipment as needed.
• Record setup data, inspection results, and SPC data per procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.

Skills

Screw machine setup

Blueprint reading

Quality inspection

Troubleshooting

Tooling setup

Tools

Brown & Sharpe screw machines

LIPE bar feeds

Calipers & micrometers

Dial indicators

Job description

Electroswitch is seeking an experienced Brown & Sharpe Screw Machine Setup Operator for its manufacturing facility in Rockland, Massachusetts. This position is responsible for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting conventional cam-operated Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines used to manufacture high-volume precision components. This is a manual screw-machine position and does not involve CNC programming.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Independently perform complete setups and operate Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines to manufacture precision components according to blueprints, shop orders, and production specifications.
• Select and install the appropriate cams, turret tools, collet dogs, spindle-speed gears, thread rollers, and related tooling.
• Set up and operate LIPE automatic bar feeds.
• Select jobs according to the established production schedule and verify the correct materials, tooling, and documentation before beginning production.
• Select bar stock according to the shop order and material requirements.
• Maintain and sharpen form tools, cutoff tools, drills, and other production tooling.
• Inspect first-piece and in-process components to verify conformance with blueprint dimensions and tolerances.
• Use comparators, dial calipers, micrometers, thread micrometers, thread gauges, ring gauges, and other precision measuring instruments.
• Make machine and tooling adjustments as necessary to maintain dimensional accuracy and product quality.
• Record setup information, inspection results, and statistical process control data as required.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and troubleshoot or repair equipment when necessary.
• Move completed components to the next operation or work center according to the shop order and established routing.
• Follow all applicable safety, quality, environmental, and hazardous-waste-handling procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Operate CNC or other manual machining equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.