Precision Toolroom Machinist (CNC/Manual)

Job Description

Job Description

Precision Toolroom Machinist (CNC/Manual) — Fort Wayne, IN

Contract through 2026 with potential for contract-to-hire. Pay: up to $28.00/hour, commensurate with proven work history.

Your day-to-day on the night shift

As the go-to craftsperson for complex tooling, you’ll arrive to a clean setup list, review prints with GD&T callouts, and plan your path to hold ultra-tight tolerances. You’ll move between manual machines and CNC equipment, with a strong emphasis on lathe work. Frequent setup and teardown will keep the work varied as you manufacture, repair, and modify tooling, fixtures, dies, gauges, and precision components that keep production running smoothly with minimal downtime.

Schedule

• Training: Required on 1st shift (approximately 3 weeks)
• Regular shift: 3rd shift, 11:00 pm – 7:30 am

What you’ll do

• Set up, adjust, and operate manual and CNC machine tools to build and repair tooling and precision parts
• Execute frequent setup/teardown with an emphasis on lathe-based equipment
• Prove out CNC programs, set offsets, and fine-tune tooling to meet stringent quality targets
• Support production with accurate, reliable tooling that limits downtime

What you bring

• Expert blueprint reading with strong GD&T fluency
• Proficiency in manual machining in a toolroom environment
• Knowledge of tool steels, heat treatment, and surface finish practices
• Skilled with precision metrology: calipers, micrometers, and related inspection tools

Experience & education

• 3–7 years in a toolroom or precision machining setting
• Demonstrated success with tight-tolerance work (to +/- 0.0005" or as required)
• Working understanding of CNC programming; ability to edit/upload at the machine
• Setups on CNC mills and/or lathes, including program prove-outs, offsets, and tooling adjustments
• Ability to manufacture/repair fixtures, dies, jigs, and special tooling
• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to work independently and self-manage on off shifts

Compliance

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.

Application integrity

By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.