Lead CNC Mill Machinist

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