If you’re an experienced CNC machinist who’s feeling underappreciated, tired of corporate BS, or wondering if there’s something better out there, we should talk. Adept Manufacturing & Gauging is a smaller precision machining company where experienced machinists are valued for what they know and what they bring to the shop.
We’re looking for a skilled CNC Setup Machinist who can take ownership of their work, solve problems, and produce high-quality precision parts without someone looking over their shoulder all day. This is a first-shift position working primarily with CNC mills, along with some Swiss turning. Programming experience is a definite plus.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who knows machining— not just someone who knows how to push Cycle Start.
You should be comfortable with:
Setting up CNC mills from start to finish
Reading and interpreting complex prints
Selecting tooling,workholding, speeds, and feeds
Making offsets and adjustments
Inspecting your own work and holding tight tolerances
Troubleshooting setups and machining problems
Working independently and making good decisions at the machine
Producingsmall, complex precision components where details matter
Contributing ideas for improving setups, processes, quality, and efficiency
Experience with CNC programming is preferred. Experience with Swiss turning is also valuable, although the majority of the position will involve milling.
This Is a Skilled Machinist Position
We aren't looking for someone to simply load parts into a machine all day. We want someone who understands why a machiningprocess works, recognizes when something isn't right, and has the experience to figure out how to make it better. If you're the kind of machinistpeople come to when a setup is difficult, a tolerance is giving everyonetrouble, or there'sgot to be a betterway to run a job, you'll probablyfit in well here.
A Smaller Shop Where Your Experience Matters
One of the advantages of working at Adept is that you're not just another employee number. Good ideas don't have to travel through five layers of management before someone listens to them. Experienced people have a voice, and the decisions you make can have a real impact on how we operate. We're looking for someone who wants more than just their next job. For the right person, this can be a long-term opportunity to grow, take on more responsibility, and become a bigger part of the team.
ISO 9001 & Continuous Improvement
Adept is an ISO 9001-certified precision machining company, which means continuous improvement isn't just something we talk about— it's something we document, measure, and work on everyday. The personwe hire for this position will be animportant part ofthat process. We want a machinistwho notices opportunities to make a setup better, reduce unnecessary operations,improve consistency, shorten cycle times, prevent mistakes, and make jobs easier to run the next time. Your experience and ideas will matter.
Pay & Benefits
Pay is based on experience. We're deliberately not putting a narrow wage range on this position because we don't want to exclude an excellent machinist based on an arbitrary number. If you have the experience and skills we're looking for, we'll pay you what you're worth. There is also an opportunity for a pay increase aftersuccessfully completing the 90-day probationary period.
Benefits include:
• First-shift schedule
• Paid time off
• Healthinsurance
• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive pay based on experience
• 90-day performance/pay review
• A stable, long-term position with opportunities to grow
• A smaller-shop environment where your experience and ideas are valued
Who Will Be Happiest Here?
This position is probably a good fit if you're an experienced machinist who:
• Takes pride in making difficult parts correctly
• Likes solving machining problems
• Doesn't need constant supervision
• Wants their knowledge and experience to be respected
• Would rather work with a small team than disappear inside a huge corporation
• Wants some flexibility and a reasonable work environment
• Likes having input into how jobs and processes can be improved
• Is looking for a place where they can stay, grow, and become an important part of the company
You don't need to be actively looking for a new job. If you're good at what you do but feel underappreciated where you are, are tired of corporate BS, or simply wonder whether there's a better opportunity out there, it may be worth having a conversation.
Adept Manufacturing & Gauging is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications without regard to protected characteristics like race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.