05 - Apprentice CNC Toolmaker

Pinewood Tool Corp; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Performance-based bonus

Free food and snacks, company socials

Paid, hands-on training

Job summary

Pinewood Tool Corp in Menomonee Falls, WI offers a paid apprentice program to learn precision machining. Start by mastering fundamentals and advance toward becoming a CNC Toolmaker through hands-on training with experienced mentors.

Earn $20/hour at start, with raises as you hit milestone skills. No prior experience required; on-site, first shift, with a clear path from apprentice to CNC Toolmaker and a 401(k) plan included.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in technical college or recent graduate in machine tool/CNC/manufacturing programs preferred.
• No prior experience required.
• Detail-oriented, dependable and team-minded.
• Curious, eager to learn and proud of quality work.
• On-site, first shift.

Responsibilities

• Learn to set up and run CNC mills, lathes and grinders alongside a mentor.
• Read blueprints and apply GD&T.
• Learn Mastercam programming and programming at the machine control.
• Machine small-run parts and tooling to tight tolerances.
• Perform in-process inspection on your own work.
• Take ownership of the parts you complete, and grow from running parts to owning a job.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Curiosity

Pride in quality work

Education

Technical college enrollment or recent graduate (machine tool/CNC/manufacturing)

Tools

Mastercam

CNC mills

CNC lathes

Grinders

Job description

Job Title: Apprentice CNC Toolmaker
Location: Menomonee Falls, WI (on-site)
Schedule: Full-time, 1st shift
Pay: $20/hour starting salary, with raises as you hit skill milestones
Experience: None required

About Pinewood Tool

Pinewood Tool is a precision toolroom with more than 50 years of history, now under young, eager and ambitious ownership building for the future. We make high-mix, low-volume custom parts and tooling for automotive, medical, aerospace and automation customers. Every part is a new puzzle, not a repeat of yesterday’s. We’re investing in modern machines, an AI-based ERP system and digital tools so our team has the best resources to do great work.

Our mission: to advance manufacturing by making exceptional precision components that others simply cannot.

Our values: Craftsmanship, Pursue Excellence, Own the Outcome, One Team, Earn Trust.

The Opportunity

Get paid to learn. Join our toolroom as a paid apprentice and learn precision machining hands-on from experienced toolmakers. You’ll start with the fundamentals and take on more responsibility as your skills grow, on a path to becoming a CNC Toolmaker.

What You’ll Do

• Learn to set up and run CNC mills, lathes and grinders alongside a mentor
• Read blueprints and apply GD&T
• Learn Mastercam programming and programming at the machine control
• Machine small-run parts and tooling to tight tolerances
• Perform in-process inspection on your own work
• Take ownership of the parts you complete, and grow from running parts to owning a job

Who You Are

• Currently enrolled in technical college, or recently graduated (machine tool, CNC or manufacturing programs preferred)
• No prior experience required
• Detail-oriented, dependable and team-minded
• Curious, eager to learn and proud of quality work
• Likes to build, fix or figure things out
• Comfortable working on-site, first shift

What We Offer

• $20/hour starting salary, with raises as you hit skill milestones
• Paid, hands-on training with an experienced mentor
• Clear path from apprentice to CNC Toolmaker
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Performance-based bonus
• Free food and snacks, company social events

Pinewood Tool Corporation · N58 W14730 Shawn Circle, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · Equal opportunity employer