CNC Machinist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

****$3,000 Sign-On Bonus Available****  

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel, you’re joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

As a CNC Machinist for Keel, you will be responsible for operating CNC Machines in a job shop setting to manufacture complex, tightly tolerance components ranging from small to large from print and to exacting quality and delivery deadlines. On the job training is provided as needed.

Available Shifts:

Day Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm

Night Shift: Monday - Thursday 4:15 pm to 4:45 am (Shift differential does apply)

Weekend Shift:  Friday - Sunday 5:00 am to 5:00 pm (Shift differential does apply)

Explore the Depth of the Role:

• Performs advanced setup operations and adjusts machine tools to perform operations from provided programs.
• Adjusts and checks out programming.
• Operates CNC machine tools to perform complex series of progressive machining operations on a diverse line of work.
• Adjusts speeds and feeds during operation.
• Works from programming instructions, operational data, and machine setup instructions defining and coding tool arrangements, material clamping methods, machine calibrations, and console settings for operations such as bore, mill, drill, face, thread, and occasional profiling and contouring.
• Check parts for conformance to specifications.
• May run more than one unit simultaneously
• Other related duties as assigned.

Mission Readiness:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• An Associates degree in Machine Tool preferred.
• Specific evidence of supervisory training.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in related position in the machine tool industry.
• Job Shop or Prototype experience.
• Experience in machining for a very diverse industry base such as: Mining, Aviation, Defense, Rail, Shipbuilding, Heavy Equipment, Gas & Oil and Machine Building.
• Experience in machining large and complex work.
• Ability to work from blueprints, sketches, and written specifications.
• Knowledge of GD&T

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach/pull/push with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50lbs. Weights exceeding 50lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Become a part of our Builders and you too can...

• Uphold Safety and Quality Standards
• Embody Team Spirit
• Relentless Customer Focus
• Convey Integrity, Trust, and Professionalism
• Execute with Excellence and Velocity

What Keel will build for you:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• We Do Fun Things, Plus More!

Need Assistance?

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

What we build, builds us.