Machine Shop Helper

CTR Corporation (dba CTR Group); Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Comprehensive benefits

Safety first

Job summary

CTR Group is seeking a Machine Shop Helper in Newport News, VA. The role supports daily operations by managing tooling inventory, issuing equipment, and maintaining records to ensure timely access to calibrated tools and consumables for machinists and technicians.

Responsibilities include handling basic paperwork, lifting 50–75 lbs, and learning new skills in a fast-paced shop environment. Weekly pay and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills for production tasks.
• Punctual and reliable attendance.
• Mechanical aptitude or willingness to learn.
• Ability to read a tape measure and use basic measuring tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain tooling inventory and issue equipment to machinists.
• Fill out basic production paperwork with part numbers and quantities.
• Assist machinists with calibrated tools and consumables.
• Lift 50–75 lbs and work in varying temperatures.
• Stand, walk, and perform repetitive hand movements.

Skills

Basic math

Punctual

Mechanical aptitude

Read tape measure

Tools

Impact driver

Rivnut gun

Rivet gun

Stud welder

Grinder

Sander

CNC equipment

Job description

CTR Group is seeking a Machine Shop Helper in Newport News,VA. Immediate openings and urgently hiring!

What We Offer:

Weekly Pay – you receive a paycheck every week Comprehensive Benefits Package Safety First! Pay: $15 - $16

Position Summary

The Tool Room Clerk plays a critical role in supporting daily operations by managing tooling inventory, issuing equipment, and maintaining accurate records in a fast-paced machine shop environment. This position ensures that machinists and technicians have timely access to calibrated tools and consumables, contributing to efficient production workflows and compliance with safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• good basic math skills (addition & subtraction)
• be on time to work every day
• have mechanical skills OR Aptitude
• willing and able to fill out basic production paperwork by hand – part number, quantity
• be able to lift 50-75 lbs
• stand, walk, sit, push, pull, bend, twist, squat, reach and perform repetitive hand and finger movements
• be able to work in cold or hot temperatures in plant, smoking is allowed in most production areas.
• be interested in learning a new skill
• be willing to work where personal cell phone use is not permitted

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER STARTING WAGE:

• experience using multiple power tools like impact driver, rivnut gun, rivet gun, stud welder, grinder, sandero
• experience in light gauge sheet metal fabricating or machine shop
• be able to read a tape measure and/or precision measuring toolsThey’d be working in one or more of these areas. We will probably train a worker in several areas to see where they catch on. We may not know in advance where they would be training, so they’d need to be ok with the opportunity to work in any of these areas – with some exceptions such as someone with asthma that does not want to work in grind, or someone who cannot pass a respirator physical for powder coating application.
• Hardware installation, using CNC equipment or by hand
• Metal finishing (Grind)
• Powder coating prep & line load/unloado
• Powder coating application
• Assembly
• Shipping (packaging, not driving)
• CNC Laser operation
• CNC Press Brake operation
• CNC Punch Press operation

About CTR Group:

CTR Group operates in the staffing and recruitment industry, Nationwide for over 35 years. We provide full-service staffing support for various sectors including Marine Trades, Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial, Commercial, Technical, Professional, Aerospace and Aviation, and Energy. We offer a range of placement options such as Direct Hire, Contract Labor, Temporary & Temp to Hire. CTR Group takes pride in its high ratings across various platforms, reflecting our commitment to excellence and our dedication to providing quality staffing and employment services.

CTR Group is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are selected based on qualifications and defined requirements of the job, not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or any other protected status. Further, CTR Group encourages United States' Veterans and persons with disabilities to apply for positions for which they are qualified.