CNC Machinist
$26 - $33 / hour
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Overview
Job Description
We are hiring multiple CNC Machinists across junior and senior skill bands to support a high-mix, low-volume precision machining environment producing complex, tight-tolerance parts. We’re experiencing strong growth and scaling our machining team accordingly, building a balanced crew of developing talent and seasoned experts. You’ll find the best of both worlds here: the pace and variety of a job shop, paired with the stability, benefits, and progression of a well-run operation that rewards growth.
We're hiring on 1st shift and offer baked-in overtime
This is not a button-pushing role. Our machinists own work end-to-end, from setup through final inspection, and play a direct role in quality, delivery performance, and continuous improvement. If you have strong fundamentals, a genuine passion for machining, and the skill to prove it, we want to talk.
Compensation
- Junior Machinist: $26 - 33 / hr
- Senior Machinist: $33 - $45 / hr
Shifts
- Monday- Thursday 6:00am- 4:30pm + Friday from 6am - noon
Consistent Overtime
- 6+ hours / week baked into the schedule
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with match
- PTO
Depending on skill level, you will be responsible for:
- Set up and operate CNC milling and turning centers in a precision, job-shop environment
- Run work end-to-end: setup, run, inspect, and document results
- Interpret complex blueprints, routings, and work instructions
- Select tooling, establish offsets, and build effective workholding strategies
- Perform manual measurement and inspection using micrometers, gauges, indicators, and other precision tools
- Hold tight tolerances and own part quality from first piece through final run
- Read and understand CNC programs; make edits and adjustments as required
- Troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, and process issues to restore quality and throughput
- Support setup of proven and unproven parts based on capability
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area
- Participate in continuous improvement and process optimization efforts
Requirements
We are hiring for two primary profiles and will align level and pay to demonstrated capability.
Junior CNC Machinist: This profile is ideal for a machinist with strong fundamentals who is ready to take the next step.
You likely bring:
- A few years of machining experience with the ability to run your own setups on medium-complexity parts
- Experience on mills and/or lathes in a precision environment
- Confidence using manual inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, indicators) and holding consistent tolerances
- Ability to read programs, make small edits/offset changes, and calibrate or verify machine condition as needed
- Strong coachability, ownership mindset, and a desire to grow into advanced setups and tighter tolerances
Senior CNC Machinist: This profile is for a true setup expert who can take on complex, tight-tolerance work, including parts the shop hasn’t seen before, and dial them in efficiently.
You likely bring:
- 7+ years in precision machining (more is welcome)
- Proven experience holding .0005” (5 tenths / ~13 microns) or tighter on critical features, with the ability to verify those tolerances manually
- Strong ability to interpret complex technical drawings and apply GD&T (e.g., true position, parallelism, profile, concentricity, flatness, coaxiality)
- Experience setting up multi-axis equipment (5-axis mills and/or mill-turn / multi-axis lathes)
- Experience inspecting parts with a manual or automatic CMM
- Ability to fluently read G-code / M-code and efficiently edit programs to maintain quality and throughput
- Background in high-setup environments (often 30%+ setup time) and complex setups with 10+ tools (and potentially far more)
- Experience setting up unproven parts and troubleshooting tooling/process/machine variables to achieve first-article success
- Strong documentation habits, teamwork, communication, and an unwavering commitment to safety and craftsmanship
Benefits
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with match
- PTO
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