Laborup

Second Shift CNC Manager

Laborup  •  New Haven, CT (Onsite)  •  22 hours ago
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Job Description

We’re partnering confidentially with a high-end precision manufacturer to hire an experienced Second Shift CNC Lead.

This is a unique opportunity for a senior machinist who wants more ownership without moving away from the technical side of manufacturing. The company is investing in and expanding its second-shift operation, and this person will play a major role in how that shift is built and operates long term.

This is not a desk-based supervisor position. You’ll be on the floor as the senior technical resource—helping machinists solve difficult problems, troubleshooting complex jobs, supporting quality, setting priorities, and keeping production moving.

The work consists of complex, tight-tolerance components for highly regulated industries, so we're looking for someone who has worked in an environment where machining knowledge, GD&T, inspection, and process discipline really matter.

What You'll Own:

  • Serve as the senior technical resource for CNC machining on second shift
  • Troubleshoot difficult setups, tooling, workholding, dimensional issues, and process instability
  • Support both CNC milling and turning operations
  • Provide technical support around additional precision manufacturing processes
  • Help machinists work through complex, tight-tolerance jobs
  • Read and interpret advanced prints, specifications, and GD&T
  • Work closely with quality to diagnose inspection and dimensional issues
  • Coordinate priorities and keep jobs moving across the shift
  • Identify tooling, material, equipment, quality, or capacity issues before they become larger problems
  • Maintain strong communication between first and second shift
  • Mentor and develop less-experienced machinists
  • Help establish the standards, accountability, and technical culture of a growing second-shift team

Requirements

We're looking for someone who is a machinist first and a leader second.

You should be the type of person other machinists naturally go to when a difficult job isn't running correctly.

Strong candidates will bring:

  • 7+ years of CNC machining experience
  • Strong hands-on CNC milling and turning knowledge
  • Experience troubleshooting complex setups and machining processes
  • Advanced blueprint reading and GD&T
  • Strong understanding of dimensional inspection and quality
  • Experience with tight-tolerance, high-precision manufacturing
  • Experience mentoring, leading, or serving as the technical resource for other machinists
  • Experience in aerospace, defense, medical, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment is preferred

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Life and disability insurance
  • HSA/FSA options
  • Bonus potential
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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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