Machine Shop Helper - Entry Level, We Train

Griffin Industries Corp; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health, dental and vision insurance

HSA

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

9 paid holidays

Referral bonus

Job summary

Griffin Industries in Green Bay, WI is offering an entry-level machinist helper position on first shift. No prior experience required; paid training is provided as you wash, degrease, deburr, assemble, paint and pack parts off CNC mills.

You will learn to handle parts, maintain a clean, safe shop, and progress from shop helper to machine operator. The role includes early start times (5:30 am) and a clear path for growth within a family-owned manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Reliability and punctuality, careful with hands.
• Comfortable around machinery and shop chemicals with PPE.
• Wants to learn machining.
• Able to stand, walk, bend and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Wash and degrease machined parts.
• Deburr and finish with hand tools, belt sanders and wire wheels.
• Basic assembly with hand and power tools.
• Touch-up paint and coatings.
• Pack, crate and label finished parts for shipment.
• Move stock, fixtures and finished parts; keep the shop clean and safe.

Skills

Reliable and punctual

Attention to detail

Comfortable around machinery

Willing to learn machining

Able to lift up to 50 pounds

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Start here. Learn to machine. No experience needed.

Schedule: 1st shift, Monday to Thursday, 5:30 am to 3:30 pm. No mandatory overtime.

Pay:$17 to $20 per hour per hour.

The job

This is how a lot of machinists start. You wash, deburr, assemble, paint and pack the parts coming off our CNC mills, keep the floor organized and move material. Show up, pay attention and ask questions, and we will move you onto a machine. Several people on our floor started in this job.

What you'll do

• Wash and degrease machined parts
• Deburr and finish with hand tools, belt sanders and wire wheels
• Basic assembly with hand and power tools
• Touch-up paint and coatings
• Pack, crate and label finished parts for shipment
• Move stock, fixtures and finished parts; keep the shop clean and safe

Where it leads: shop helper to machine operator to setup machinist is a path we have walked people down before. We pay for training.

About Griffin Industries

We make stuff that matters. Griffin Industries is a family-owned Green Bay shop that machines prototype and low-volume castings for defense, energy, marine, electric vehicle, construction and agricultural OEMs. Our customers send us a constant stream of new products. Every day is a new day at Griffin, with new challenges and a fast pace.

We started in 1983 as a pattern shop and were one of the first in the country to put CNC on foundry tooling and the first to apply 3D printing to print sand molds. Today we run 18 CNC verticals and horizontals, three Zeiss and Coord3 CMMs, laser scanning, FEA casting simulation and 3D-printed sand cores in a 40,000 square foot climate-controlled building, and we are adding our own foundry next door. We are ISO 9001 certified, ITAR registered and CMMC Level 2 compliant, and we are building toward AS9100 as our aerospace and defense work grows.

Most of our team has been here more than ten years with several members celebrating over 30 years with the company.

A note from the owner

Griffin is the company my family started in 1983. We are now carrying the largest backlog in our history, and the parts on our floor end up in equipment that defends, powers and moves this country. We have built this company with a talented team of like-minded people that like to get things done. If you want an always-changing, fast-paced environment, this is the place for you.

-Kelley Krouth, Owner

Requirements

What we're looking for

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent experience
• Reliable, on time, careful with your hands
• Comfortable around machinery and shop chemicals with the right PPE
• Wants to learn machining
• Able to stand, walk, bend and reach for a full shift and lift up to 50 pounds

Pay and benefits

• $17 to $20 per hour
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental and vision insurance, HSA, life insurance, employee assistance program
• Paid time off and 9 paid holidays
• Referral bonus (earn 1 week of PTO for each person an employee refers)

Griffin Industries, 1898 Pride Terrace, Green Bay, WI 54313. griffinindustries.com/jobs. Make stuff that matters.