Hands On Machine Technician - Secondary - 1St Shift

RW Screw is not just a place to work, but a place to have a career. The people are what make RW Screw one of the premier precision machining companies in the area. If you are interested in joining a successful team you came to the right place.

Our benefits package includes:

• Vacation
• Holidays
• Life/Medical/Dental and Vision
• Insurance
• 401k
• Education
• Company Provided Uniforms

Position:HANDS ON MACHINE TECHNICIAN - SECONDARY - 1ST SHIFT

Location: Massillon, OH

Job :427

# of Openings:1

Job Title:

Manufacturing Technician – Secondary Operation

Department:
Operations

Reports to:

Secondary Manager

The Manufacturing Technician – Secondary Operations is a hands-on, mechanically inclined technical role responsible for driving productivity, equipment capability, and process stability across secondary machining operations. This role requires a strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to set up, operate, and maintain a variety of precision machines including CNCs, Brother machines, Broaches, Drills, Hones, Mills, Thread Rolls, and Lathes. The technician owns machine performance and setups, supports operators in achieving expected production rates and quality standards, and drives continuous improvement through disciplined execution and 6S practices.

Productivity, Quality & Process Improvement

• Own and support achievement of expected production rates, including actual pieces per hour and cycle time performance.
• Partner directly with machine operators to achieve production rate, quality, and scrap targets, providing hands-on technical support and coaching.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and eliminate causes of downtime, inefficiency, and scrap.
• Perform machine setups, changeovers, and adjustments across CNCs, Brother machines, Broaches, Drills, Hones, Mills, Thread Rolls, and Lathes to ensure jobs are running correctly before releasing to operators.
• Recommend and implement process, setup, tooling, and job layout improvements to improve throughput and first-pass yield. Document setup sheets, productivity improvements, and scrap reductions, and verify results are sustained through standard work.
• Hold processes accountable to scrap reduction expectations, supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions when targets are missed.
• Enforce and improve 6S standards, ensuring machines, tooling, and work areas remain organized, safe, and audit-ready.

• Establish, execute, and document preventive maintenance programs for assigned equipment.
• Perform regular machine capability studies; diagnose issues and complete or coordinate repairs and rebuilds as required.
• Provide hands-on technical support and machine setup expertise across CNCs, Brother machines, Broaches, Drills, Hones, Mills, Thread Rolls, and Lathes – including tooling selection, offsets, feeds, speeds, and fixturing adjustments.
• Ensure equipment consistently meets safety, quality, and production capability requirements.

• Train machine operators on equipment care, basic maintenance, and standard operating practices.
• Provide advanced machine setup, changeover, and troubleshooting training to designated operators, including hands-on instruction on fixture loading, tooling changes, program selection, and first-piece verification.
• Act as a technical resource to raise overall department capability, consistency, and ownership.

• Operate production equipment as needed to support business and scheduling requirements.
• Provide technical input to department supervisors for employee evaluations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety standards and regulatory…