Machinist

TradeJobsWorkForce; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health benefits

Profit sharing

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a CNC Lathe Machinist for a reputable Southern California aerospace manufacturer. This full-time role involves running full setups on CNC lathes for production lines, reading blueprints, and ensuring GD&T compliance.

You will collaborate with machinists, engineers, and production teams, select tooling, speeds, and feeds, troubleshoot issues, and support first article inspections and process improvements. Competitive salary and attractive bonus structure included.

Qualifications

• Experience setting up and running CNC lathes in a manufacturing environment (aerospace preferred).
• Strong understanding of machining processes, tooling, and tolerances.
• Ability to read blueprints and inspection measurements.

Responsibilities

• Full setup and operations of CNC lathe machines for production.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and GD&T.
• Select tooling, speeds, and feeds for efficient machining.
• Troubleshoot machining and production issues.
• Support setup, first article inspections, and process improvements.
• Work with machinists, engineers, and production teams to maintain quality and efficiency.

Skills

CNC lathe setup

Blueprint reading

GD&T understanding

Machining tolerances

Team collaboration

Tools

Multi-axis live-tool lathe

Job description

Reputable Aerospace Manufacturer // Clean shop & operation, good OT & competitive pay + Bonus structure! Salary: $85,000 - $105,000 per year A bit about us: We are a leading manufacturer in Southern California, with an international presence as well. We've been experiencing growth year-over-year and have not stopped. With over 40 years in business, we've become a leader within various markets: Aerospace, Defense, space, and others. If you're looking for a company with the utmost stability and upward growth, please continue to read and apply!

Full-time

Job Details

We are in need of a CNC Lathe Machinist who have the skills and ability to run full setups on our CNC Lathes. We are proud of the clean operation that we run and looking for others who can contribute to our growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Full setup and operations of CNC lathe machines for production
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and GD&T
• Select tooling, speeds, and feeds for efficient machining
• Troubleshoot machining and production issues
• Support setup, first article inspections, and process improvements
• Work closely with machinists, engineers, and production teams to maintain quality and efficiency

Qualifications

• Experience with setting up & running CNC lathes in a manufacturing environment (ideally aerospace)
• Strong understanding of machining processes, tooling, and tolerances
• Ability to read blueprints and inspection measurements
• Experience with multi-axis or live-tool lathes is a plus

Why join us?

40+ years of stability and reputation amongst the community Excellent benefits and long term profit sharing potential Massive opportunity to move up -- with over 3000 employees, we continue to promote from within Competitive pay + a very generous bonus program that can lead to lucrative all-in compensation Employer Paid Health Benefits

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.