Screw Machine Process Engineer — Precision & Productivity

MetaOption LLC; Oxford (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

MetaOption LLC is seeking a Screw Machine Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize processes for Acme-Gridley and Davenport multi-spindle screw machines. You will design tooling, troubleshoot complex machining issues, and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, productivity, and cost targets.

You’ll work with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Tooling, and Production to ensure customer specifications are met and processos are documented in standard setup

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors preferred in mechanical/manufacturing engineering.
• 8–10 years hands-on experience with Acme-Gridley and Davenport screw machines.
• Process improvement skills to reduce waste and downtime.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints; cams, gears and gearing knowledge.
• Proficiency grinding and setting form tools, shave tools, drills, and cutoffs.
• Strong shop mathematics, decimals, fractions, and metric conversions.
• Experience documenting electro-mechanical designs with SolidWorks or similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Determine speeds, feeds, tooling geometry, cycle times, and sequences to maximize productivity.
• Design tooling layouts, cam configurations, and machine setups for screw machines.
• Develop standard setup docs and process instructions.
• Perform complex machine setups and obtain approval of new jobs.
• Optimize existing setups to improve throughput and quality.
• Provide advanced technical troubleshooting for machining, tooling, and processes.
• Support production during startups and critical manufacturing challenges.
• Lead initiatives to reduce setup times, scrap, downtime, and cycle times.
• Ensure processes meet customer specifications and quality standards.
• Perform first-piece inspections and support root cause investigations.

Skills

Process improvement

Read blueprints

Tooling design

Tooling setup

Troubleshooting

Machining knowledge

Shop math

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

MetaOption LLC is seeking a Screw Machine Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize processes for Acme-Gridley and Davenport multi-spindle screw machines. You will design tooling, troubleshoot complex machining issues, and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, productivity, and cost targets.

You’ll work with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Tooling, and Production to ensure customer specifications are met and processos are documented in standard setup