Screw Machine Operator - 1st Shift

Corlett Turner Inc•Zeeland, MI

6d•$17 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Corlett-Turner Company is a screw machine manufacturer that produces parts for the automotive industry. We engage high safety and quality standards to produce consistent and reliable parts for our customers. At Corlett-Turner Company, our values of respect, integrity, self-discipline, grit and accountability allow us to exceed our customers' needs every day as we continue to grow and develop our company, our community and ourselves.

Requirements

Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
Frequently required to walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally required to sit.
Must regularly lift and /or move up to 35 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Responsibilities

Operates one or more multiple spindle screw machines equipped with automatic indexing and feeding mechanisms to machine metal bar stock.
Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications such as dimensions, tolerances, number of parts to be machined, and tooling instructions such as cutting speeds, feed rates, depth of cuts, and cutting tools to be used.
Positions and secures specified collects, bushings, and stock pushers onto stock feeding mechanism and loads bar stock into feeding mechanism.
Installs and adjusts specified cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movements at each station.
Positions and secures tools in tool holders.
Sets cutting speeds and feed rates.
Moves controls to cycle machine through settings, stopping machine and adjusting tool positions and machine controls to allow for operating factors such as timing, clearance between moving parts, and chip removal.
Starts machine, observes operation, and inspects first run and sample work piece to ensure machining conforms to specifications.
Replaces worn tools.
Operates bench grinder to sharpen tool.