Screw Machine Manufacturing Engineer

MetaOption, LLC • Oxford, NC

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About The Position

The Screw Machine Manufacturing Engineer develops, implements, and optimizes manufacturing processes for Acme-Gridley and Davenport multi-spindle automatic screw machines. The role serves as a technical expert for screw machine operations, designing tooling and processes, troubleshooting machining issues, improving equipment performance, supporting new product introductions, and driving continuous improvement.

Working with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Tooling, and Production, the engineer develops processes that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost while ensuring customer specifications are consistently met. The position includes occasional overtime and weekend work to support production demands or equipment installations, as well as maintaining LOTO procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8–10 years of hands-on experience setting up, operating, and engineering Acme-Gridley and Davenport screw machines.
• Process improvement skills.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, with an in-depth understanding of cams, gears, and mechanical gearing.
• Proficiency in grinding and setting form tools, shave tools, drills, and cutoffs.
• Solid understanding of shop mathematics, decimals, fractions, and metric conversions.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar engineering design software for documenting electromechanical system designs.

Nice To Haves

• An associate or bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Determine cutting speeds, feeds, tooling geometry, cycle times, and machining sequences to maximize productivity.
• Design tooling layouts, cam configurations, tooling sequences, and machine setups for Acme-Gridley and Davenport screw machines.
• Develop standardized setup documentation and process instructions.
• Perform complex machine setups and obtain approval of new jobs.
• Optimize existing machine setups to improve throughput, quality, and equipment utilization.
• Provide advanced technical troubleshooting for machining, tooling, and process issues.
• Support production during startups and critical manufacturing challenges.
• Lead initiatives to reduce setup times, scrap, downtime, tooling costs, and cycle times.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet customer specifications and quality standards.
• Perform first-piece inspections and support root cause investigations for quality concerns.
• Participate in Kaizen events and cost reduction initiatives.
• Support corrective and preventive action activities.
• Provide engineering support during customer visits, audits, and new product launches.
• Maintain LOTO procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed