CNC Machinist - Weekend Shift

Job Description

Job Description

We're hiring Senior CNC Machinists for our precision machine shop serving the aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries .

This is a weekend day-shift position where you work 36 hours but are paid for 40.

You'll machine tight-tolerance stainless steel and aluminum components across 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills and 2 and 3-axis CNC lathes . We're open to dedicated mill machinists, lathe machinists, or experienced machinists capable of running both.

Weekend Day Shift:

• 36 hours worked — paid for 40 hours
• Day shift
• Condensed weekend schedule
• Full-time position and compensation
• Additional overtime opportunities available

Compensation:

• $30–$40/hr
• Guaranteed 40 hours of pay for 36 hours worked
• Optional overtime opportunities
• Additional flexibility depending on experience and technical capabilities

Why Join Us:

• 36 for 40 Schedule: Work a condensed weekend schedule while receiving 40 hours of pay.
• High-End Machining: Work on tight-tolerance components supporting aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor applications.
• Growing Operation: Join a shop under new ownership with continued investment in equipment, technology, and people.
• Technical Environment: This is a setup-focused machining role, not simply loading and unloading production parts.

What You'll Run:

• CNC Mills: 3, 4, and 5-axis
• CNC Lathes: 2 and 3-axis horizontal
• Controls: Fanuc, including machine-side G-code edits
• Materials: Stainless steel and aluminum
• Work: Complex, tight-tolerance precision components

Requirements

• Independently perform setups on 3–5-axis mills and/or 2–3-axis CNC lathes .
• Interpret complex blueprints, GD&T, and work instructions.
• Select tooling and establish work and tool offsets.
• Make machine-side G-code edits and offset corrections on Fanuc controls.
• Prove out first parts and make necessary adjustments before releasing jobs to production.
• Hold tight tolerances throughout production runs.
• Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, indicators, bore gauges, and other manual inspection equipment .
• Troubleshoot machining, tooling, dimensional, and setup issues at the machine.

Benefits

Required

• 3+ years of CNC setup experience on mills and/or lathes
• Ability to independently take a machine from setup through production
• Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
• Hands-on G-code editing experience
• Experience making machine-side offsets and program adjustments
• Proven ability to hold tight tolerances
• Strong proficiency with manual inspection equipment

Preferred

• Aerospace, defense, medical, or semiconductor machining experience
• 4-axis or 5-axis milling experience
• Hardinge, Doosan, or Swiss-style CNC lathe experience
• Experience working in high-mix, tight-tolerance precision machining environments