Machine Operator

Filetwigbay; Chesapeake (VA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote options

Equity

Mentorship program

Job summary

StartupEdge, based in Chesapeake, VA, is seeking a Machine Operator to join the general team. The role offers a salary range of $63,000–$88,000 and real responsibility, with opportunities to grow faster than the title implies.

You will handle core manufacturing tasks with accountability, collaborate across teams, and benefit from flexible remote options, equity, and a mentorship program designed to elevate you to the next mid-level role.

Qualifications

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics.
• Ability to own the unglamorous middle of a temporary project.
• At least 3 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• A clear point of view held loosely and defended well.
• Integrity to flag your own mistakes first.
• Calm composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.

Responsibilities

• Catch the Time Management regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Keep Chesapeake, VA momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin
• Use Negotiation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Keep Accountability documentation current as the work outpaces it
• Keep mid-level expectations grounded in what the temporary role can deliver
• Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered

Skills

Time management

Negotiation

Accountability

Documentation

Problem solving

Job description

StartupEdge is expanding its general team and needs a Machine Operator who brings both expertise and energy. We pair a $63,000 - $88,000 salary with real responsibility, so the Machine Operator you become here grows faster than the title suggests.

Key Responsibilities

• Catch the Time Management regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Keep Chesapeake, VA momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin
• Use Negotiation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Keep Accountability documentation current as the work outpaces it
• Keep mid-level expectations grounded in what the temporary role can deliver
• Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered

What You’ll Bring

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project
• At least 3 years of standing behind your own estimates
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Enough Accountability to be dangerous, enough Negotiation to be trusted

Operating out of Chesapeake, StartupEdge designs the tools that power thousands of businesses in the general sector. Mentorship goes both ways at StartupEdge, and seniority never means having all the answers.

Secure $63,000 - $88,000, flexible remote options, equity, and a mentorship program designed to help you reach the next mid-level.

We are filling this Machine Operator seat now, with onboarding planned for the near term.