Precision Screw Machine Operator — Tight-Tolerance

Herker Industries, Inc.; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Herker Industries, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a skilled machinist to operate lathes and turning machines, set up cutting tools, and verify dimensions with gauges and micrometers. You will read blueprints and adjust speeds, feeds, and tool positions, while maintaining coolant flow and accurate stock movement.

Required 2+ years in machining; familiarity with shop mathematics and metal properties is a plus. This is an on-site role with hands-on responsibilities and steady workflow.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in machining preferred

Responsibilities

• Adjust machine controls and change tool settings to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.
• Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies, using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.
• Inspect sample workpieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Start lathe or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.
• Position, secure, and align cutting tools in toolholders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments.
• Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.
• Select cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to written specifications or knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Move controls to set cutting speeds and depths and feed rates, and to position tools in relation to workpieces.
• Refill, change, and monitor the level of fluids, such as oil and coolant, in machines.
• Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
• Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Lift metal stock or workpieces manually or using hoists, and position and secure them in machines, using fasteners and hand tools.
• Move toolholders manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to feed tools to and along workpieces.
• Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds.

Tools

Gauges

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Bench grinders

Cutter-grinding machines

Job description

Herker Industries, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a skilled machinist to operate lathes and turning machines, set up cutting tools, and verify dimensions with gauges and micrometers. You will read blueprints and adjust speeds, feeds, and tool positions, while maintaining coolant flow and accurate stock movement.

Required 2+ years in machining; familiarity with shop mathematics and metal properties is a plus. This is an on-site role with hands-on responsibilities and steady workflow.