CNC Machinist: John Deere in Moline

Discover Quad Cities; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement & Savings

Paid holidays & vacation

Tuition assistance

Fitness subsidies

Employee discounts

Job summary

John Deere Cylinder Works in Moline, IL is seeking a CNC Machinist starting at $29.86 per hour plus benefits. The role involves operating CNC machines, turning, drilling, boring, and milling parts to tight specifications, with standards including GD&T and blueprint interpretation.

Applicants should have manufacturing experience or approved education, along with the ability to read blueprints, maintain quality records, and perform data recording.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED
• CNC certification or equivalent training; or six months CNC machining experience
• Ability to read blueprints and technical specifications; GD&T understanding

Responsibilities

• Operate CNC machine tools to turn, drill, bore, and mill parts to specifications
• Follow work instructions and procedures to guide production
• Perform technical checks to ensure finished parts meet requirements
• Record data and maintain quality and maintenance records
• Use CNC tools, fixtures, gauges, and related equipment

Skills

CNC Machining

GD&T understanding

Blueprint reading

Quality checks

Data recording

Equipment care

Education

High school diploma or GED

National Career Readiness Certificate

CNC certification or training

Tools

CNC machines

Gauges

Fixtures

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

John Deere's Cylinder Works in Moline is hiring a CNC Machinist at a starting rate of $29.86 per hour plus benefits. The machinist operates CNC machine tools and produces parts to technical specifications through turning, drilling, boring, and milling. The role can require any shift, overtime, and weekend work. The Moline machining opening requires manufacturing experience or approved education and credentials. The work includes blueprint and technical specification reading, GD&T understanding, quality checks, data recording, material movement, and equipment care. John Deere lists healthcare, retirement and savings programs, paid holidays and vacation, tuition assistance, fitness subsidies, and employee discounts among its benefits. Role: CNC Machinist Employer: John Deere Location: Moline, IL 61265 Pay: Starting at $29.86 per hour Employment type: Full-time

John Deere's manufacturing career program includes production, maintenance, factory engineering, and machining roles. The company manufactures agricultural, construction, forestry, and landscaping equipment and heavy diesel engines.

CNC Machining Work

The machinist operates CNC machines and turns, drills, bores, or mills parts to specification. Work instructions and procedures guide production, while technical checks confirm that finished parts meet requirements.

The role includes recording data, maintaining quality and maintenance records, checking results, and making corrections. The machinist also uses CNC tools, fixtures, gauges, hand tools, power tools, and powered material-handling equipment.

Training And Qualification Standards

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED, a National Career Readiness Certificate, or three years of manufacturing experience. CNC certification or equivalent training, or at least six months of CNC machining experience in manufacturing, also meets the stated standard.

The job requires an understanding of GD&T and the ability to read blueprints and technical specifications. Preferred experience includes at least two years of CNC machining in a manufacturing setting.

CNC machine operation and part production
Blueprint and technical specification interpretation
GD&T understanding
Quality records and production data
Equipment, tooling, gauge, and work-area care

Physical And Production Conditions

The work requires frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, and repetitive actions throughout a shift. Material movement uses powered equipment, and the machinist handles parts, fixtures, tools, and production materials. Any shift may be assigned, with potential overtime that includes weekends.

The worksite is John Deere Cylinder Works in Moline, where the role connects individual machining tasks to larger manufacturing operations.

Pay And Employee Programs

The starting pay is $29.86 per hour. John Deere lists savings and retirement programs, healthcare, paid holidays and vacation, tuition assistance, fitness subsidies, employee assistance programs, charitable contribution matching, and rebate programs among its benefits.

The position was posted on October 6, 2026. The application record identifies Moline as the primary location and Davenport as the nearest major market.

The machinist's work area includes CNC equipment, gauges, fixtures, and tools used for repeatable metal production. Quality records and maintenance records remain part of the regular production process.

The direct John Deere application handles submissions for the Cylinder Works opening. A resume should identify CNC machining, blueprint reading, GD&T, quality work, and manufacturing experience that match the stated qualifications.