Pipe/Screw Machine Operator

Campbell Fittings, part of the Ideal Tridon Group, today stands as a leader in engineering and manufacturing hose fittings, couplings, ferrules, and sleeves renowned for our quality and innovation. We continue to collaborate with industry experts to advance our products, ensuring safety and efficiency for a range of applications from air to petro-chemical. At Campbell Fittings, we don't just meet standards; we set them. Think safety, think Campbell Fittings.

Campbell Fittings is pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting a Pipe/Screw Machine Setup/Operator to join our team. The ideal candidate for this position will have prior machine operating experience in a manufacturing environment and display mechanical aptitude.

Supervisor Responsibilities: 

• None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Set-up and operate from one to three automatic bar machines to perform threading, serrating, grooving, forming, chamfering and cut-off operations to aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, and brass pipe, tubing, and bar stock.  
• Select and prepare tooling in advance for next part to be run.  
• Use chaser and surface grinders to sharpen tooling.  
• Clean feed tubes, change collets, cams, gears, form tools, crimpers and/or crimp segments, spacers, centers, stamps, and perform all other steps necessary to change machines from one part to another per set-up instructions.  
• Test run machines to verify proper set-up and optimize machine efficiency.  
• Use overhead crane to bring raw material to machines and use dollies, pallet trucks and fork lifts to move finished parts from machines to proper storage area.  
• Measure and visually inspect pipe for defects and deburr front edge before loading bar feed tubes.  
• Read and interpret prints to check work using snap gages, thread ring gages, rules, micrometers, and dial calipers.   
• Adjust slides, collets, and tooling and perform repairs necessary to maintain quality of work and established production rates.  
• Sort finished parts and scrap from turnings at chip conveyors and place in proper containers. 
• Spread turnings in chip containers to fill containers completely, move them to storage area, and bring empty containers to machines. 
• Deburr parts using belt sander, drill press, files, and other hand tools if necessary.  
• Keep tools and machine surfaces free of excess turnings. 
• Replace form tools according to schedule or when other problems occur. 
• Add cutting oil, hydraulic oil, and lubricate machines.  
• Maintain work area in a clean and safe condition.   
• Fill out quality assurance and production documents.  
• Account for scrap and number of pipe lengths or bars used.  
• Place scrap in proper containers.   
• On a daily basis, communicate verbally with operators on previous and following shifts and use log book to inform co-workers of conditions which may affect machine operation and to record repairs and maintenance performed.  
• Follow all established safety rules and procedures including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which includes:
  1. Mandatory: safety glasses, hearing protection, hard sole anti-slip shoes
  2. Optional: Steel-toe shoes (toe protection shoes), gloves
• Report defective materials and unusual or unsafe conditions to Production Control Manager and/or Plant Manager.
• Performs other related or additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills including active listening
• Ability to troubleshoot issues efficiently and able to ask for help when needed
• Proficient computer skills with the ability to learn new software
• Must be comfortable and efficient in working in a busy open-floor environment
• Must be comfortable working in a team environment as well as individually

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of working in a manufacturing environment required
• Forklift experience certification a plus
• 3 years of prior machine operator experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing entire shift
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be able to bend and twist throughout shift.

Benefits

At Ideal Tridon Group and Campbell Fittings, we focus on benefits that cover your health, well-being, family, and future. Our comprehensive suite of Benefit options is offered to make it easier to stay physically, emotionally, and financially healthy. Some of our Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Generous PTO
• Company Paid Holidays
• Paid lunch breaks

Campbell Fittings is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination. Campbell Fittings does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.