1st Shift Manual Machinist — Precision Parts & Repairs

Lindt & Sprüngli USA; Stratham (NH); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindt USA in Stratham, NH is seeking a Manual Machinist to support our industrial maintenance shop. You will fabricate, repair, and modify precision components from drawings and verbal instructions to keep production equipment running safely and reliably.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of hands-on manual machining experience, proficiency with lathes and milling machines, and a solid grasp of shop math, measurement tools, and reading blueprints.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and strong interpersonal skills.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on manual machining experience in industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, toolroom, or repair environments.
• Strong experience operating manual lathes and manual milling machines.
• Ability to machine parts to close tolerances and verify with precision measuring tools.
• Ability to read blueprints, sketches, damaged parts, and verbal instructions.
• Solid understanding of shop math, materials, cutting tools, speeds and feeds, fits, clearances, and machining best practices.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and ability to support urgent maintenance needs.
• Ability to work independently while prioritizing requests and communicating with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Excellent MS Office skills; AutoCAD experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate manual lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders, saws, and other standard machine shop equipment.
• Fabricate, repair, and modify mechanical parts, tooling, guards, brackets, shafts, bushings, spacers, fixtures, and other machine components.
• Support maintenance technicians by producing or reworking parts for equipment repairs, rebuilds, breakdown responses, and preventive maintenance.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, sketches, and sample parts for dimensions and tolerances.
• Measure parts and verify finished components using micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, depth gauges, and bore gauges.
• Determine machining processes, tooling, speeds, feeds, and work-holding methods for one-off and small-batch repair work.
• Inspect finished work for accuracy, fit, finish, and compliance with specs.
• Troubleshoot damaged or worn parts and recommend repair or replacement solutions.
• Maintain machine shop equipment and workspace in a clean, safe condition.

Skills

Manual machining

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High Diploma

Associate's degree in a related major

Certified technical school curriculum

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Lindt USA in Stratham, NH is seeking a Manual Machinist to support our industrial maintenance shop. You will fabricate, repair, and modify precision components from drawings and verbal instructions to keep production equipment running safely and reliably.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of hands-on manual machining experience, proficiency with lathes and milling machines, and a solid grasp of shop math, measurement tools, and reading blueprints.