FlexTrades is hiring Screw Machine Setup Technicians for nationwide project-based assignments supporting high volume machining and multi-spindle production environments. This role is built for technicians who understand Davenport setups, know how to perform full mechanical changeovers, and can keep legacy cam-driven equipment running at peak performance. If you like getting your hands dirty, solving setup challenges, and working directly with tooling and mechanical systems, this is your lane.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and operate Davenport Model B automatic screw machines
- Perform manual physical changeovers by removing and installing multiple components to prepare machines for new parts
- Re sharpen cutting tools and drills or replace tooling as needed
- Complete setups and changeovers typically taking 1 to 4 hours per machine
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment while handling dirty, greasy, and oily tasks
- Work in alignment with all company standards and procedures
Requirements
- Direct experience setting up and operating automatic screw machines with Davenport preferred
- Ability to perform manual hands on machine adjustments
- Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with cam driven systems
- Comfortable working in a physical industrial environment
About FlexTrades
FlexTrades is a manufacturing workforce solutions company that deploys skilled tradespeople and engineering talent to worksites across the United States. We help manufacturers stabilize production, reduce downtime, increase throughput, and clear backlogs by supplying experienced technicians who are vetted and ready to contribute on day one. Our teams support aerospace, automotive, energy, medical devices, food production, heavy industry, and more. When precision machining, legacy equipment expertise, and mechanical problem solving are essential, FlexTrades delivers the people who get it done.
FlexTrades is hiring Tool & Die Technicians for nationwide project-based assignments supporting high-volume stamping and precision tooling operations. This role is built for technicians who understand how critical well-maintained dies are to uptime, quality, and production flow. If you know how to troubleshoot issues on the press, perform full die maintenance in the tool room, and keep complex tooling running the way it should, this role fits your skill set.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair progressive and transfer stamping dies
- Troubleshoot die issues both in the press and in the tool room
- Perform preventive maintenance using prints, procedures, and schedules
- Inspect, assemble, disassemble, and shim die components as required
- Support production by responding to press calls and collaborating with other Tool and Die Makers
- Operate pendant-controlled overhead cranes and manual machines
- Document all work performed in Plex
Requirements
- Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing stamping dies in both press and tool room environments
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance on progressive and transfer dies and read strip layouts to diagnose and correct issues
- Experience operating pendant-controlled overhead cranes
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and detailed die prints
- Proficient use of precision measuring tools including micrometers, calipers, indicators, and gauges
- Ability to convert between metric and standard measurements
- Experience operating manual lathes, mills, and grinders
- Ability to assemble, disassemble, and properly shim die components
- Demonstrated capability performing full die maintenance and repair beyond basic cleaning or component changes
Preferred
- TIG welding experience
- Experience working with quality inspections or CMM reports
About FlexTrades
FlexTrades is a manufacturing workforce solutions company that deploys skilled tradespeople and technical specialists to worksites across the United States. We help manufacturers stabilize production, reduce downtime, and protect tooling investments by supplying experienced professionals who are vetted and ready to contribute on day one. Our teams support automotive, aerospace, energy, medical devices, food production, fastener manufacturing, and heavy industrial operations. When tooling reliability and production uptime matter, FlexTrades delivers the expertise that keeps presses running.
FlexTrades is hiring Maintenance Mechanics for nationwide project-based assignments supporting high-speed production and industrial manufacturing operations. This role is built for mechanics who can keep production lines running, diagnose mechanical problems quickly, and support both preventive and reactive maintenance in demanding environments.
If you are comfortable working directly with production equipment, troubleshooting mechanical issues using HMI systems, and supporting line changeovers and installs, this opportunity aligns with your skill set.
Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor production lines to ensure proper equipment performance
- Perform preventive and reactive maintenance on production equipment
- Troubleshoot mechanical issues using HMI screens and system diagnostics
- Assist with production line changeovers and equipment installations
- Inspect products and equipment to ensure quality standards are maintained
- Use equipment manuals and digital resources to support maintenance activities
- Follow GMP standards and maintain compliance with facility procedures
Qualifications
- Experience with 3-Piece Weld can manufacturing preferred; traditional can manufacturing experience considered
- Strong mechanical maintenance and repair skills; electrical knowledge is a plus
- Experience using precision measuring tools in both metric and imperial measurements
- Ability to read maintenance manuals and mechanical schematics
- Comfortable working at heights up to 12 feet
- Basic computer skills for documentation and HMI system interaction
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
About FlexTrades
FlexTrades is a manufacturing workforce solutions company that deploys skilled tradespeople and technical specialists to worksites across the United States. We help manufacturers stabilize production, reduce downtime, and keep critical equipment operating at peak performance by placing experienced professionals who are ready to contribute on day one.
Our teams support aerospace, automotive, energy, food production, packaging, and heavy industrial manufacturing operations nationwide. When uptime matters, FlexTrades delivers.
Apply today and bring your maintenance expertise to projects where reliability is essential.
FlexTrades is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
