Job Description

Manual Machinist (Houston, TX)

$18 to $25 per hour based on experience. Direct hire, full time, one opening.

Melben is hiring a Manual Machinist for a Houston fastener and specialty component maker at its ISO 9001 certified plant. This is a permanent, direct hire spot on a small crew.

This is a manual shop, not a CNC shop. There are no CNC machines at the Houston plant. If you have run a manual lathe or a manual mill and you want to keep running them, this is the job for you.

What You Will Run

• Precision rotary rolling equipment (Kinefac Kineroller MC-50) for thread rolling, knurling, and burnishing on rod and bar stock
• Manual lathes and manual mills
• Stud chamfering equipment
• Production runs of studs, bolts, threaded rod, and specialty fasteners

What We Are Looking For

• Hands on time on a manual lathe and/or a manual mill. Tell us how long and on what machines.
• Comfortable reading prints and using calipers, mics, and thread gauges
• Thread rolling, rolling dies, knurling, or rod and bar work is a strong plus
• Steady, production minded, and shows up every day

What You Get

• $18 to $25 per hour depending on your experience
• Direct hire from day one. You are the manufacturer's employee, not a temp.
• Established manufacturer with two US plants
• Room to move up. The company hires for several other positions too.

You should be proficient in:

• Troubleshooting Skills
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Machine Setups for Production Runs
• Manual Machining Skills

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Manual Lathe
• Thread Gauges (GO/NO-GO)
• Thread Rolling Machine
• Manual Vertical Mill
• Engine Lathe