CNC Machinist

Keel Platform LLC; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefit Package

Competitive Pay

401K Match

HSA/FSA

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Shift Differentials

Overtime Potential

Paid on the Job Training

Certification Sponsorship

Career Growth

Job summary

Keel Platform LLC is seeking a skilled CNC Machinist to operate complex CNC machines in a job shop in Michigan. You will interpret blueprints, set up tooling, run programs, and monitor quality to meet tight tolerances.

The role requires 2–5 years in machining, GD&T knowledge, and the ability to read drawings and follow written specs; associates degree preferred. Day and night shifts available with overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates degree in Machine Tool preferred.
• 2–5 years of related machine tool experience.
• Experience with GD&T and reading blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced setup and adjust tools per programs.
• Adjust and check programming.
• Operate CNC machines for diverse work and ensure tolerances.
• Verify parts meet specifications and quality standards.
• May run more than one unit simultaneously.

Skills

Blueprints & GD&T

Machine tool setup

Quality conformance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates degree in Machine Tool

Job description

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel, you're joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions - and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

As a CNC Machinist for Keel, you will be responsible for operating CNC Machines in a job shop setting to manufacture complex, tightly tolerance components ranging from small to large from print and to exacting quality and delivery deadlines. On the job training is provided as needed.

Available Shifts:

Day Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm

Night Shift: Monday - Thursday 4:15 pm to 4:45 am (Shift differential does apply)

Explore the Depth of the Role:

• Performs advanced setup operations and adjusts machine tools to perform operations from provided programs.
• Adjusts and checks out programming.
• Operates CNC machine tools to perform complex series of progressive machining operations on a diverse line of work.
• Adjusts speeds and feeds during operation.
• Works from programming instructions, operational data, and machine setup instructions defining and coding tool arrangements, material clamping methods, machine calibrations, and console settings for operations such as bore, mill, drill, face, thread, and occasional profiling and contouring.
• Check parts for conformance to specifications.
• May run more than one unit simultaneously
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Mission Readiness:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• An Associates degree in Machine Tool preferred.
• Specific evidence of supervisory training.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in related position in the machine tool industry.
• Job Shop or Prototype experience.
• Experience in machining for a very diverse industry base such as: Mining, Aviation, Defense, Rail, Shipbuilding, Heavy Equipment, Gas & Oil and Machine Building.
• Experience in machining large and complex work.
• Ability to work from blueprints, sketches, and written specifications.
• Knowledge of GD&T

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach/pull/push with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50lbs. Weights exceeding 50lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Become a part of our Builders and you too can...

• Uphold Safety and Quality Standards
• Embody Team Spirit
• Relentless Customer Focus
• Convey Integrity, Trust, and Professionalism
• Execute with Excellence and Velocity

What Keel will build for you:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Competitive Pay
• 401K Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• We Do Fun Things, Plus More!

Need Assistance?

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the employment process, please email [e-mail] with details about your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests are reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis. Please note that this email address is monitored only for inquiries related to reasonable accommodation requests.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

What we build, builds us.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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