Overview
Remote
On-site
Compensation
$100,000-$130,000/year
Job Description
We’re hiring a Lead CNC Mill Machinist for a precision machine shop supporting the aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries.
This is a hands-on lead role for an experienced CNC mill machinist who can independently take complex jobs from setup through production while serving as a technical resource for other machinists on the floor. You’ll be responsible for difficult setups, troubleshooting, first articles, and helping less-experienced machinists solve problems and improve their capabilities.
Schedule & Compensation:
- 1st Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Full-time, direct-hire opportunity
- Optional overtime available, average of $50/hrs week
- $35–$45+/hr, depending on experience and technical capabilities
- Take home pay: $100K–$129K gross annually with OT
What You’ll Work With:
- 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- Fanuc controls
- Complex, tight-tolerance components
- Stainless steel, aluminum, and other precision-machined materials
- Aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor work
What You'll Do:
- Serve as the lead technical resource for CNC milling on the shop floor
- Independently perform complete setups on 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- Take complex jobs from setup and first article through production
- Support and troubleshoot setups performed by other machinists
- Read complex blueprints, work instructions, and GD&T
- Select tooling and establish work and tool offsets
- Make G-code edits and corrections at the machine
- Prove out first articles and troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, and machining issues
- Hold tight tolerances on complex precision components
- Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, indicators, bore gauges, and other precision inspection equipment
Requirements
- Strong experience as a CNC Mill Setup Machinist
- Ability to independently perform complete machine setups
- Strong 3-axis milling experience required; 4- and 5-axis experience highly preferred
- Fanuc control experience
- Machine-side G-code editing and troubleshooting
- Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
- Experience machining complex parts to tight tolerances
- Strong understanding of tooling, speeds and feeds, offsets, and workholding
- Proficiency with manual precision inspection equipment
- Ability to diagnose and solve machining and dimensional issues
- Previous experience as a lead, trainer, mentor, or go-to machinist strongly preferred
- Experience in aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, or other high-precision machine shops highly preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision
- 401(k) + match
- PTO
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This job at Laborup is located in New Haven, CT, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Laborup?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $100,000 and $130,000 per year.
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