Weekend CNC Machinist

Overview

We're hiring Weekend CNC Machinists for our precision machining job shop in Knoxville, TN.

We build precision components for the machine building and industrial equipment industries, and every part is made in-house. You'll run CNC and conventional mills, lathes, jig borers, and grinders, working from GD&T prints and holding tight tolerances on low-volume precision work.

This is a new weekend shift. You'll help launch it from day one, on a small team led by shop managers with decades of machining experience and a track record of developing their people.

Why Join Us

• Weekend Shift: Enjoy 4 days off per week, every week
• New Shift Launch: Help build the weekend operation from day one.
• Experienced Leadership: Shop managers with decades of experience developing their machinists.

Shift

• 3x twelve-hour shifts
• Friday–Sunday
• 5:00 AM–5:30 PM

Compensation

• $24–$29/hr

Responsibilities

• Setups: Install fixtures and tooling; set speeds, feeds, and offsets.
• Blueprints: Read GD&T drawings to determine dimensions, tolerances, and machining steps.
• Machining: Run CNC and manual mills, lathes, jig borers, and grinders.
• Program Edits: Adjust speeds, feeds, offsets, and basic code at the machine.
• Inspection: Verify part accuracy with micrometers, calipers, and metrology tools.
• Troubleshooting: Catch malfunctions, adjust machines, and cut scrap and waste.
• Assembly: Fabricate and assemble mechanical components for proper fit and function.
• Housekeeping: Follow safety protocols and keep your work area organized.

Qualifications

Required

• 3+ years of CNC machining experience
• Setup and operation of CNC mills and lathes
• Blueprint reading and GD&T interpretation
• Performs own setups: tools, fixtures, offsets
• Comfortable making minor program edits at the machine
• Shop math: fractions, decimals, geometry, basic trig

Preferred

• Conventional/manual machining experience
• Jig borer or grinder experience
• Mechanical assembly experience
• Job shop or low-volume machining background
• Experience machining industrial equipment components