Manual Screw Machine Setup Operator

Electroswitch is seeking an experienced Brown & Sharpe Screw Machine Setup Operator for its manufacturing facility in Rockland, Massachusetts. This position is responsible for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting conventional cam-operated Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines used to manufacture high-volume precision components. This is a manual screw-machine position and does not involve CNC programming.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Independently perform complete setups and operate Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines to manufacture precision components according to blueprints, shop orders, and production specifications.
• Select and install the appropriate cams, turret tools, collet dogs, spindle-speed gears, thread rollers, and related tooling.
• Set up and operate LIPE automatic bar feeds.
• Select jobs according to the established production schedule and verify the correct materials, tooling, and documentation before beginning production.
• Select bar stock according to the shop order and material requirements.
• Maintain and sharpen form tools, cutoff tools, drills, and other production tooling.
• Inspect first-piece and in-process components to verify conformance with blueprint dimensions and tolerances.
• Use comparators, dial calipers, micrometers, thread micrometers, thread gauges, ring gauges, and other precision measuring instruments.
• Make machine and tooling adjustments as necessary to maintain dimensional accuracy and product quality.
• Record setup information, inspection results, and statistical process control data as required.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and troubleshoot or repair equipment when necessary.
• Move completed components to the next operation or work center according to the shop order and established routing.
• Follow all applicable safety, quality, environmental, and hazardous-waste-handling procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Operate CNC or other manual machining equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• High school diploma, GED, or vocational/technical school training preferred.
• At least five years of related screw-machine setup and operating experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience performing complete setups on Brown & Sharpe automatic screw machines strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, shop orders, specifications, and dimensional tolerances.
• Experience selecting cams, tooling, spindle-speed gears, collets, and related setup components.
• Proficiency using precision measuring and inspection equipment.
• Experience maintaining and sharpening form tools, cutoff tools, and drills.
• Ability to operate a surface grinder and drill sharpener.
• Working knowledge of first-piece inspection, in-process inspection, and SPC documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot machine, tooling, and quality issues independently.
• Commitment to workplace safety, product quality, and good housekeeping practices.

• Ability to stand for extended periods and work in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use hand tools, machine controls, and precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to lift and move materials and tooling consistent with the essential functions of the position, with reasonable accommodation where required.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Work Hours:

Pay Range:

$28.00 - $42.00 hourly

Electroswitch offers a competitive benefits package that includes 10 paid holidays per year, paid sick and vacation time, health, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, 401k retirement plan with a company match.

Electroswitch is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides Equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees. The Company will ensure that all terms of employment are provided without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, military status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Electroswitch will provide reasonable accommodations which do not impose an undue hardship on the company, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in the interviewing and hiring process and during their employment in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please contact Human Resources at  for accommodations.