Laborup

CNC Machinist III

Laborup  •  $100k/yr  •  Bridgeport, CT (Onsite)  •  13 hours ago
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Job Description

We're hiring elite Senior CNC Machinists to become key players in our premier manufacturing facility. We support critical, high-stakes sectors including aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor manufacturing. We welcome masters of CNC Milling, experts in CNC Turning, and cross-trained machinists who excel at both.

This role goes far beyond basic machine operation. We need seasoned professionals who can take full ownership of the setup process—from deciphering complex drawings and choosing the optimal tooling to proving out first articles and executing offsets before locking in full production. You'll run everything from 2 and 3-axis lathes to 3, 4, and 5-axis mills, crafting incredibly tight-tolerance parts out of aluminum and stainless steel.

Why Join Us?

  • Backed by Ambition: Under new leadership and backed by an aerospace and defense-focused startup, we are injecting serious capital into advanced technology and our workforce.
  • Make Your Mark: Step into a role where your expertise directly shapes a company poised to make massive waves in the defense and aerospace sectors.

Compensation

  • $100k+ / yr (Wages calculated based on a 50-hour work week with overtime)
  • Unlimited optional overtime available to push your earnings even higher

First Shift

  • 1st Shift: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Monday - Friday
  • Note: The 50-hour target for the salary range is easily achievable through our abundant, optional overtime hours.

Responsibilities

  • Machine Setup & Operation: Independently execute comprehensive setups and run production on 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC milling centers AND/OR 2 and 3-axis horizontal CNC lathes.
  • Production Ownership: Analyze complex engineering blueprints, GD&T, and routing instructions to guide projects from initial setup to final production with virtually zero hand-holding.
  • Tooling & Calibration: Determine optimal tooling, dial in work and tool offsets, and fully prep machines for precision production runs.
  • Advanced Programming: Leverage deep G-code fluency on Fanuc controls to edit programs at the machine, adjust offsets, and troubleshoot manufacturing bottlenecks on the fly.
  • Quality Assurance: Lead first-article inspections and continuous in-process checks utilizing manual precision metrology equipment (bore gauges, dial indicators, micrometers, and calipers).
  • Shop Standards: Consistently hit exact aerospace-grade tolerances while championing a safe, clean, and highly organized workspace.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • Experience: 3+ years of CNC setup experience on Mills (3, 4, or 5-axis) AND/OR Lathes (2 or 3-axis).
  • Setups: Proven ability to independently own the setup process and run production without direct supervision.
  • Technical: Strong blueprint reading skills and a deep understanding of GD&T and complex work instructions.
  • Programming: High level of fluency in G-code and hands-on experience with Fanuc controls and machine-side program edits.
  • Precision: Proven ability to hold incredibly tight tolerances.
  • Metrology: Strong understanding of precision measurement, with proficiency using traditional manual inspection tools (micrometers, calipers, indicators, etc.), not just digital gauges.

Preferred

  • Industry: Prior experience machining aerospace, defense, medical, or semiconductor components.
  • Equipment: Experience with Hardinge, Doosan, Swiss-style, or similar CNC lathes.
  • Versatility: Dual capability on both CNC milling and turning centers is a massive plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • Company matching 401k
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick days
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About Laborup

Laborup is the #1 AI powered talent platform for America’s industrial workforce. We use AI to create jobs, not take them away. We help HR and plant leaders hire and keep the skilled workers who keep plants running: machinists, welders, maintenance techs, operators, industrial electricians, and engineers. USA Today called us the “LinkedIn for blue collar workers,” and Forbes profiled our work in “How AI Is Solving America’s 1 Trillion Dollar Manufacturing Labor Crisis.”

Today we work with manufacturers from 50 person shops to large public companies with tens of thousands of employees, and the story is the same everywhere. It is hard to find talent, hard to keep good people, and staffing costs keep rising. In a market where filling critical industrial roles can take months and turnover is constant, Laborup helps teams move qualified workers from first contact to on site interview in days instead of weeks and keep them on the floor longer.

Most of the workers our customers need are not on LinkedIn or the usual job boards. Laborup uses AI to find this hidden workforce, call and text them, screen and qualify them, build real profiles, and match them directly to the plants and roles where they can succeed. For workers, that means real, permanent roles at serious manufacturers, not one off gigs. For companies, it is durable infrastructure for hiring and retention at scale in a labor market that will stay tight for years.

We work across nuclear, defense, and advanced manufacturing, as well as sectors like aerospace, automotive, and food production. Teams that use Laborup hire 5 to 10 times faster, see around 3 times better retention, and cut cost per hire by up to 50 to 70 percent. That turns into fewer empty shifts, fewer missed orders, more stable teams, and more capacity without more headache.

We are building the modern talent system for America’s industrial base with a simple long term goal: put a billion industrial workers to work in good jobs that matter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Knoxville
Year Founded
Unknown
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