# CNC Machinist

> Laborup · Rochester, United States · — · Posted 2026-09-10

**Salary:** USD 62,000–66,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

**Job Summary**

We’re hiring experienced **CNC Machinists** to join a stable, growing manufacturing team. You’ll work in a **state-of-the-art, exceptionally clean facility** with a wide range of advanced CNC equipment, including multi-axis machining centers, mill-turn lathes, Swiss lathes, and 5-axis machines.

This role is focused on **operating CNC equipment, maintaining production, inspecting your own parts, making offsets and tool changes, and ensuring consistent quality**.

The facility offers exposure to equipment from **Nakamura-Tome, Citizen, Mori Seiki/DMG Mori, Okuma, Matsuura, Haas, and other leading CNC platforms**, creating plenty of opportunity to expand your skills over time.

**Why Join Us?**

-   **State-of-the-Art Facility:** Work in an exceptionally clean, modern manufacturing environment with advanced CNC technology.
-   **Advanced Equipment:** Gain exposure to CNC turning, milling, Swiss, mill-turn, and multi-axis equipment.
-   **Skill Growth:** Build beyond your current experience and develop skills on more advanced machines and processes.
-   **Growth & Stability:** Join a stable, growing company that continues investing in new equipment, technology, and its people.
-   **Overtime Availability:** Significant overtime opportunities are available, including Saturdays.

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Compensation:**

-   **$25 - $30 / hr** (base)
-   **$33-35 / hr** (total comp)
-   **10% shift differential on 2nd**
-   Unlimited optional available

**Shift:**

-   **1st Shift**
-   **2nd Shift:** 3:45 PM – 12:30 AM
-   Monday - Friday
-   Overtime opportunities available

**Responsibilities:**

-   **Operate CNC Equipment:** Run CNC turning, milling, Swiss, and/or mill-turn equipment while maintaining safe and consistent production.
-   **Production Monitoring:** Monitor machines throughout production runs, checking tooling, machine performance, cycle consistency, and finished-part quality.
-   **Part Inspection:** Perform first-piece and in-process inspections using micrometers, calipers, gauges, and other standard measuring equipment.
-   **Offsets & Adjustments:** Make tool and wear offset adjustments as needed to maintain dimensions and keep parts within tolerance.
-   **Tool Changes:** Identify worn or damaged tooling, replace tools as necessary, and verify the machine continues producing acceptable parts.
-   **Blueprint Interpretation:** Read blueprints, job travelers, and work instructions to understand dimensions, tolerances, and quality requirements.
-   **Troubleshooting:** Recognize common machining or quality issues and make appropriate adjustments or escalate more complex problems to setup, programming, or engineering personnel.
-   **Production Documentation:** Complete required inspection, production, and job documentation accurately.
-   **Machine Care:** Perform routine machine checks and basic preventative maintenance while maintaining a clean and organized work area.
-   **Safety & Teamwork:** Follow all safety and manufacturing procedures and work closely with setup machinists, programmers, quality, and production leadership.

## Requirements

**Required:**

-   **Experience:** 3+ years of CNC machining or machine operation experience within **turning, milling, Swiss, or mill-turn** environments.
-   **Machine Operation:** Comfortable operating CNC equipment, loading/unloading parts or material, starting cycles, monitoring machine performance, and keeping production moving.
-   **Quality:** Able to inspect parts using **micrometers, calipers, gauges, and other standard inspection equipment**.
-   **Blueprints:** Ability to read blueprints, understand dimensions and tolerances, and verify parts meet specifications.
-   **Offsets & Tooling:** Comfortable making basic **tool offset adjustments, replacing worn tooling, and responding to common machine or part-quality issues**.
-   **Precision:** Experience producing precision-machined components and maintaining consistent quality throughout a production run.
-   **Dependability:** Reliable, safety-conscious, and able to work independently while supporting production goals and overtime needs.

**Preferred:**

-   Experience performing **basic or complete CNC setups** is a plus, but not required for every position.
-   Experience with **multi-axis, mill-turn, Swiss, or 5-axis equipment**.
-   Experience machining tight-tolerance or complex components.
-   Experience working with **exotic metals or other difficult-to-machine materials**.
-   Technical/trade school machining education is a plus.

## Benefits

-   Overtime opportunities available
-   Medical, dental, and vision insurance
-   401(k)
-   Paid time off and paid holidays

## Apply

[Apply at Laborup](https://apply.workable.com/laborup/j/28CC4395CC/apply)

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