Laborup

Manual Lathe Machinist

Laborup  •  $24 - $27/hr  •  Tennessee (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

We're hiring Manual Lathe Machinists for our industrial automation equipment shop in Greenback, TN.

We build automation equipment used by manufacturing companies worldwide, machines combining precision-machined parts with pneumatics, hydraulics, electronics, and controls. This role centers on the manual horizontal lathe: turning components and partially built assemblies mounted on turning jigs to exact runout with perfectly smooth transitions.

When you're off the lathe, you'll build high-mix, low-volume mechanical assemblies to print and GD&T. We're a small-to-medium shop, so the work is varied and every builder shapes the finished machine.

Why Join Us

  • Four-Day Week Monday–Thursday schedule means a three-day weekend every week.
  • Two Trades Run the manual lathe and build complete automation machines.
  • Global Reach Machines you build run in manufacturing plants worldwide.

Compensation

  • $24 – $27 / hr

Shift

  • 1st shift: Monday–Thursday, 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Responsibilities

  • Manual Turning Turn components and assemblies to exact diameters and runout.
  • Jig Work Mount and turn segments on specialized turning jigs.
  • Inspection Verify critical dimensions with micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators.
  • Mechanical Assembly Build systems from machined parts, welded components, shafts, and fasteners.
  • Blueprint Reading Work to engineering drawings, work instructions, and GD&T tolerances.
  • Pneumatics Install actuators and route air lines cleanly and safely.
  • Troubleshooting Flag machining or assembly issues early and propose practical fixes.
  • Documentation Complete in-process quality checks and traceability paperwork.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • 3+ years of experience operating manual horizontal lathes
  • Skilled with micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators
  • Able to consistently hold tight tolerances
  • Reads complex blueprints and build documentation
  • Able to interpret GD&T callouts on prints
  • Experience assembling complicated mechanical systems

Preferred

  • Automotive repair, industrial maintenance, or millwright background
  • Experience assembling pneumatic actuators and air lines
  • Familiarity with hydraulics, controls, or electronics
  • Experience in high-mix, low-volume job shops
  • Experience turning work mounted on jigs
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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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