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Tapping Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Tool Maker

Novi, MI

$25 - $32.25/hr

TAPPING * REAMING * OPTICAL LEVEL USAGE * HAND SAW USAGE * DRILL PRESS USAGE * GRINDER USAGE * STENCIL TAGGING * CHECKLIST COMPLETION * TORQUE AUDITING * AIR RATCHET USAGE * DE-BURRING TOOL USAGE

Take Out

Taylor, MI · On-site

$14 - $16/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Tapping your knowledge of our diverse menu to suggest crave-worthy food and beverage pairings. * Setting up, breaking down, and maintaining take out and curbside areas. * Correctly packaging all take ...

Bartender

Livonia, MI · On-site

$5.49/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Connect Guests to the brewhouse escape they come to us for, by tapping your expertise of BJ's beverage and food pairings, making recommendations that exhilarates the taste buds. * Crafting fun ...

Experience with: controls, drives and system level communication systems, milling, drilling, tapping, boring, grinding, turning, roll forming, assembly, pressing, torquing, robotics, and automatic ...

Bartender

Sterling Heights, MI · On-site

$5.49/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Connect Guests to the brewhouse escape they come to us for, by tapping your expertise of BJ's beverage and food pairings, making recommendations that exhilarates the taste buds. * Crafting fun ...

Bartender

Lansing, MI · On-site

$5.49/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Connect Guests to the brewhouse escape they come to us for, by tapping your expertise of BJ's beverage and food pairings, making recommendations that exhilarates the taste buds. * Crafting fun ...

Take Out

Livonia, MI · On-site

$14 - $16/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Tapping your knowledge of our diverse menu to suggest crave-worthy food and beverage pairings. * Setting up, breaking down, and maintaining take out and curbside areas. * Correctly packaging all take ...

Take Out

Sterling Heights, MI · On-site

$14 - $16/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Tapping your knowledge of our diverse menu to suggest crave-worthy food and beverage pairings. * Setting up, breaking down, and maintaining take out and curbside areas. * Correctly packaging all take ...

Night Shift Machinist

Shelby Township, MI

$19.75 - $27.25/hr

... and tapping. - Monitor machine operations to ensure parts are produced within tolerance and meet quality standards. - Perform routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance and ...

... and tapping. - Monitor machine operations to ensure parts are produced within tolerance and meet quality standards. - Perform routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance and ...

Lead Tech 1

Wixom, MI · On-site

$42K - $54K/yr

Experience with hot tapping, line stopping, or pressure pipe services * Previous work with large‑diameter pipelines * OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification * Confined Space Entry certification Work ...

Night Shift Machinist

Shelby Township, MI · On-site

$20.50 - $28/hr

... and tapping. - Monitor machine operations to ensure parts are produced within tolerance and meet quality standards. - Perform routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance and ...

Night Shift Machinist

Shelby, MI · On-site

$19.75 - $27.25/hr

... and tapping. - Monitor machine operations to ensure parts are produced within tolerance and meet quality standards. - Perform routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance and ...

Machining Operator

Mattawan, MI · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

Sawing and deburring materials such as steel aluminum and plasticManual mill work such as drilling holes tapping holes and chamfering holesAssist machinery department and machinists with various ...

CNC Set-Up Operator-2nd Shift

Sandusky, MI · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Follows established procedures for operating various conventional and/or CNC manufacturing equipment for tasks such as cutting, punching, forming, drilling tapping, turning, milling and stamping to ...

Machining Operator

Mattawan, MI · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

Manual mill work such as drilling holes tapping holes and chamfering holes * Assist machinery department and machinists with various tasks as directed * General cleaning around the machines weekly ...

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Tapping information

What are the key skills and qualifications needed for tapping?

To excel as a Tapping Operator, you typically need strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and experience with metalworking or industrial machinery. Familiarity with tapping machines, hand tools, blueprint reading, and often a vocational or technical certification are advantageous. Good problem-solving skills, teamwork, and a focus on workplace safety help individuals stand out. These capabilities are vital for maintaining high quality, efficient production, and a safe working environment.

What does a tapping operator do?

As a Tapping Operator, your daily responsibilities usually include setting up and operating tapping machines, monitoring the production process, adjusting machine settings, inspecting finished parts for quality, and performing basic equipment maintenance. You will often work closely with other machine operators, quality assurance personnel, and supervisors to ensure smooth workflow and meet production targets. Attention to detail and the ability to troubleshoot minor equipment issues are key parts of the role. This hands-on work environment requires both technical know-how and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.

What is tapping?

A Tapping job typically involves operating machinery to drill or cut threads into metal, plastic, or other materials. Workers in this role may use manual or automated tapping machines to ensure precise threading for fasteners, bolts, or assembly components. They must follow technical specifications, inspect finished products for quality, and maintain equipment for optimal performance. Attention to detail and knowledge of machining processes are essential for efficiency and accuracy.

What cities in Michigan are hiring for Tapping jobs?

Cities in Michigan with the most Tapping job openings:

Infographic showing various Tapping job openings in Michigan as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, and 17% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution.

$25 - $32.25/hr

Full-time

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Job description

GoodAttendance is Mandatory

Must pass a drug screen and background check. If you cannot pass a drug screen, please do not apply

MUST PROVIDE YOUR OWN TOOLS ON THE LIST

Individual is experienced performing the activities listed below on their own with little to no guidance or assistance from a Skill Trades Leader in a machine tool manufacturing environment. Should have basic knowledge to run a Lathe, Bridgeport and Surface Grinder.

Tool-maker Activities

  • Able to determine assembly process from mechanical blueprints
  • Snap chalk lines and install floor plates
  • Install sealer equipment and camera stations ·
  • Install fence
  • Install upper cable tray
  • Install tooling ·
  • Install framing system ·
  • Install light screens and gate keys ·
  • Read mechanical blueprints and bill of material ·
  • Assembly units ·
  • Ability to drill, tap and ream holes ·
  • Able to use an optical level ·
  • Use of hand saw, drill press and grinders ·
  • Would cover these items during first few days OJT
  • Stencil and tagging frame
  • Check list completion

Torque audit Tool List

  • ½, 3/8”, air ratchet or battery powered Impact
  • Small Ball Peen Hammer
  • Small Brass Hammer
  • 6, 10 & 12 Crescent Wrench
  • 12 combination Square
  • 2 Polisher
  • 3/8 Air Hand Drill or battery powered
  • 3/8 & ½ Ratchets
  • 6 Calipers
  • 8 Torpedo Level
  • De-burring Tool
  • Drift Punches/Brass Punch
  • Metric Allen Wrenches
  • Metric Tape Measure
  • Metric Wrenches
  • Metric, 3/8, & ½ Allen head sockets
  • Scribe
  • 6” scale
  • Tap Handle
  • Center Punch
  • Air Grinder
  • ½” Torque Wrench (Certified in house for use)
  • Feeler Gauges

Skills Required

  • LATHE OPERATION
  • BRIDGEPORT OPERATION
  • SURFACE GRINDER OPERATION
  • MECHANICAL BLUEPRINT READING
  • ASSEMBLY PROCESS DETERMINATION

Additional

  • COMBINATION SQUARE USAGE
  • POLISHER USAGE
  • AIR HAND DRILL USAGE
  • RATCHET USAGE
  • CALIPER USAGE
  • TORPEDO LEVEL USAGE
  • CHALK LINE SNAPPING
  • FLOOR PLATE INSTALLATION
  • SEALER EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
  • CAMERA STATION INSTALLATION
  • FENCE INSTALLATION
  • UPPER CABLE TRAY INSTALLATION
  • TOOLING INSTALLATION
  • FRAMING SYSTEM INSTALLATION
  • LIGHT SCREEN INSTALLATION
  • GATE KEY INSTALLATION
  • BILL OF MATERIAL READING
  • UNIT ASSEMBLY
  • DRILLING
  • TAPPING
  • REAMING
  • OPTICAL LEVEL USAGE
  • HAND SAW USAGE
  • DRILL PRESS USAGE
  • GRINDER USAGE
  • STENCIL TAGGING
  • CHECKLIST COMPLETION
  • TORQUE AUDITING
  • AIR RATCHET USAGE
  • DE-BURRING TOOL USAGE
  • DRIFT PUNCH USAGE
  • BATTERY-POWERED IMPACT TOOL USAGE
  • SMALL BALL PEEN HAMMER USAGE
  • SMALL BRASS HAMMER USAGE
  • CRESCENT WRENCH USAGE

COMAU reserves the right to deny any contractor assigned to work at any facility if the required tools listed above are not brought with them to work the job hired.

This will be at the cost of the contract house, not at the cost of COMAU. Required tools needed from incoming tool makers to all COMAU sites