# Senior CNC Machinist

> Laborup · Reading, United States · — · Posted 2026-07-02

**Salary:** USD 70,000–140,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### Overview

We're hiring Senior CNC Machinists for our aerospace and defense job shop in the Cincinnati area.

We build 1-of-1 components on a scale most machinists never see. Our smallest parts are the size of a suitcase. Many are the size of boats — complex weldments, castings, and exotic alloys where no two parts are identical.

Our floor is built for that work: Horizontal Boring Mills (HBMs), Vertical Turning Lathes (VTLs), large-format 5-axis mills, and massive gantry mills, running controls like Heidenhain that you won't find in a standard job shop.

### Why Join Us

-   **Hone your craft:** Learn unique machines that let you work anywhere in the industry
-   **High impact work:** 1-of-1 parts for high-stakes aerospace and defense programs
-   **Financial impact:** Guaranteed 50 hours, optional overtime, profit sharing, employee ownership program

### Compensation

-   **$34–$48/hr**
-   Unlimited optional overtime – guaranteed 50-hour week
-   **Up to $140k/yr** (including shift differential and 50 hr schedule)
-   60-day review

### Hiring on 1st and 2nd Shift

-   **1st shift:** 5:00 AM–3:30 PM (M–F)
-   **2nd shift:** 5:00 PM–3:30 AM (M–F)

### Responsibilities

-   **Setups:** Independent setups on parts weighing thousands of pounds
-   **Rigging:** Overhead cranes and heavy rigging to flip and position parts
-   **Prove-Outs:** Run 1-of-1 parts on your own
-   **G-Code at the Control:** Read, edit, and catch program defects
-   **Weldments & Castings:** Machine welded and cast parts and adapt to their inconsistencies
-   **Blueprints & GD&T:** Complex multi-view prints; establish your own datums and setups

### What You'll Run

-   **Equipment:** Horizontal Boring Mills (HBMs), Vertical Turning Lathes (VTLs), large-format 5-axis mills, and gantry mills
-   **Brands:** Union, Cincinnati, MTE, Bost, Tosh Ulin, DMG, OMV, Parpas, and Dinamika
-   **Controls:** Heidenhain, Siemens, and FANUC controls
-   **Materials:** Titanium, Inconel, Hastelloy, and advanced composites

You don't need experience on these exact machines. If you're a senior machinist with strong fundamentals, G-code fluency, and complex setup experience, your skills will transfer.

## Requirements

### Requirements

-   5+ years of CNC machining experience
-   Fluent in G-code and M-code
-   Edits and troubleshoots programs live at the control
-   Reads complex blueprints and establishes own datums
-   Runs own setups and tear-downs
-   Performs own first-article inspections
-   U.S. citizen (required for defense work)
-   Able to pass a drug screen and background check

**Preferred:**

-   Precision job shop experience
-   Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience
-   Large-format or heavy rigging experience
-   Time on HBMs, VTLs, 5-axis, or gantry mills
-   FANUC or Heidenhain controls

## Benefits

-   Medical, dental, vision plan
-   401(k) with company match
-   Bonus / profit-sharing program
-   Employee ownership / equity participation
-   Relocation assistance for qualified candidates

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## Apply

[Apply at Laborup](https://apply.workable.com/laborup/j/AEFE7C4F64/apply)

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