Production Machinist

BrassCraft Manufacturing Company; Lancaster (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

BrassCraft Manufacturing Company seeks an entry‑level Rotary Transfer Trunnion Set‑Up/Operator to efficiently set up and operate machining equipment and perform daily maintenance. You will assist in tooling repairs and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, recording production data, gauging parts for conformance, starting and stopping machines, and handling tooling changes with basic troubleshooting support.

Qualifications

• Reading blueprints and tolerance specs is required.
• Experience with tooling adjustments, set-ups, change-overs, and troubleshooting quality issues.
• CNC machining experience is preferred but not required.
• Statistical Process Control experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and measure parts for conformance.
• Record shift production data and tool changes.
• Start/stop machines and load stock onto machines.
• Perform daily maintenance tasks on machines (oil, coolant, pressures).
• Remove and replace tooling as needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Gauge accuracy

Tooling troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Math skills

Education

CNC machining education

Tools

Buffoli

Gnutti

Hydromat

Mikron

Job description

Position Summary

The entry level Rotary Transfer Trunnion Set‑Up/Operator is responsible for efficiently setting‑up and operating machining equipment and performing daily maintenance and will assist in repairs to tooling as well as spindles, belts, bearings, and other various machine components.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to accurately read blueprints and understand tolerance specifications.
• Record information throughout shift including production data per hour, performed tool changes, troubleshoot various issues.
• Effectively gauge parts for conformance including pin/plug gauges, straight thread gauges, tapered pipe thread gauges, and various positional gauges.
• Efficiently start and stop machines including loading stock onto machines.
• Perform daily maintenance tasks (fill oil, check pressures, check coolant level).
• Provide own hand tools as required to perform job responsibilities.
• Remove, replace, pre‑set, and reinstall tooling including drills, end mills, die heads, taps, recess tools, burnish tools, etc.

Competencies and Skills

• Understand and comply with company safety standards and federal regulations.
• Good communication skills.
• Good basic math skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Must be a team player across departments.
• Consistently maintain a clean work area.

Minimum Qualifications

• Rotary Transfer Machining Experience (Buffoli, Gnutti, Hydromat, Mikron machines)
• Formal CNC machining education or relevant experience
• Experience with tooling adjustments, set‑ups, change‑overs, and troubleshooting quality or production related issues
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) experience desired, but not required for this position
• Statistical Process Control experience a plus

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift 10 – 20 lbs. frequently.
• Must be able to lift 20 – 40 lbs. occasionally.
• Must be able to easily grasp products and other materials.

Work Environment

• Climate‑controlled, noisy environment.
• Authorized access areas.

About Us

BrassCraft Manufacturing Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality water and gas flow control products, plumbing service, and repair parts, and drain cleaning and plumbing hand tools for the new construction and repair/remodel markets. Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, BrassCraft supports a wide array of channel partners including wholesalers, retailers, and specialty dealers, who serve residential and commercial markets across the Americas. BrassCraft has set the plumbing standard for 70 years, with industry leading brands including BrassCraft, Plumbshop, and Cobra.

BrassCraft (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer, and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

BrassCraft is an E-Verify employer.

Company

BrassCraft Manufacturing

Shift

Shift 2 (United States of America)

Contract

Full time

Additional Information

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