Laborup

Manual Machinist & Mechanical Assembler

Laborup  •  $26/hr  •  Tennessee (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Manual Machinist & Mechanical Assembler to join our team.

We are a premier machine builder specializing in automation equipment for the industrial sector. We combine precision machining with complex assemblies of pneumatics, controls, electronics, and hydraulics to build equipment used by manufacturing companies worldwide. Because we are a small-to-medium-sized shop, every team member has an outsized impact on the business, and the day-to-day work is highly varied.

Primarily, you will be operating a manual horizontal lathe, often post-processing partially built assemblies and segments mounted on turning jigs to ensure perfectly smooth transitions and exact runout. When not on the lathe, you will step into a mechanical assembly role, building high-mix, low-volume automation equipment. We are looking for a hands-on builder who possesses a strong mechanical mindset, excels at reading blueprints and GD&T, and takes pride in holding tight tolerances.

Compensation

  • $23 - $26 / hr

Shift

  • 1st shift: 6:00am-4:30pm
  • Monday - Thursday

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision
  • 401(k) with match
  • PTO

Responsibilities:

  • Manual Machining: Set up and operate manual horizontal lathes to turn components and partially built assemblies to exact diameters, ensuring perfect runout and smooth transitions.
  • Specialized Turning: Mount and turn segments on specialized turning jigs as a stage of the mechanical build process.
  • Precision Measurement: Consistently use micrometers, calipers, dials, and other precision tools to measure, inspect, and verify critical dimensions.
  • Complex Mechanical Assembly: Build detailed mechanical systems consisting of machined parts, welded components, shafts, pins, and fasteners to print and standard work.
  • Blueprint Interpretation: Read and follow engineering drawings, work instructions, and strict GD&T tolerances to ensure correct fit, alignment, and function across varied builds.
  • Pneumatics & Integration: Assemble pneumatic actuators, route and connect air lines, and ensure components are installed cleanly and safely.
  • Troubleshooting: Identify assembly constraints or machining issues early, adjust setups as needed, and propose practical fixes to the team.
  • Process Quality: Execute in-process quality checks and complete required production documentation for builds and traceability.

Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Machining Experience: Proven experience operating manual horizontal lathes, specifically with turning operations.
  • Precision Skills: High proficiency with precision measurement tools (calipers, dials, micrometers, scales) and holding tight tolerances.
  • Technical Literacy: Strong ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, build documentation, and GD&T.
  • Mechanical Aptitude: Experience assembling complicated mechanical systems. Backgrounds in automotive repair, industrial maintenance, or millwright work translate well to the assembly portion of this role.
  • Adaptability: Ability to smoothly transition between precision machining and hands-on mechanical assembly within a dynamic job-shop environment.
  • Team Oriented: A positive, energetic attitude with a desire to collaborate, troubleshoot, and build things the right way.

Benefits

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision
  • 401(k) with match
  • PTO
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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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