Machinist 2nd Shift

API Delevan, Inc.; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401k with company match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord in Radford, VA, is seeking a Machinist I to produce precision components using CNC and manual equipment. You will set up machines, read blueprints, select tooling, and ensure parts meet tight tolerances.

Collaborate with quality and manufacturing engineering to optimize processes, perform first-piece inspections, and maintain a clean, safe work area. This onsite role offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Machine Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret engineering specifications.
• Strong math and dimensional accuracy skills; 5+ years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program and operate CNC lathes and milling machines to perform precision machining operations
• Set up machines, fixtures, and tooling to ensure accurate part production
• Interpret blueprints, drawings, and engineering specifications to determine machining methods
• Select and recommend appropriate tooling, feeds, and speeds for machining operations
• Perform first-piece and in-process inspections to ensure tolerance and quality requirements are met
• Maintain tight tolerances and dimensional accuracy across complex machining operations
• Troubleshoot machining issues and identify defective materials or abnormal conditions
• Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure product quality
• Design or modify fixtures and tooling to support production and special engineering needs
• Maintain equipment, work area cleanliness, and adherence to all safety procedures

Skills

Machining processes

CNC programming

Blueprint reading

Technical drawings

Quality focus

Education

Associate degree in Machine Technology

Tools

CNC machines

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Machinist I to produce precision components through the operation and programming of CNC and manual machining equipment. In this role, you will set up machines, interpret technical drawings, and ensure parts are manufactured to strict tolerances and quality standards. You will collaborate with engineering, quality, and operations teams to optimize machining processes, improve efficiency, and maintain high-quality production output.

Key Responsibilities

• Program and operate CNC lathes and milling machines to perform precision machining operations
• Set up machines, fixtures, and tooling to ensure accurate part production
• Interpret blueprints, drawings, and engineering specifications to determine machining methods
• Select and recommend appropriate tooling, feeds, and speeds for machining operations
• Perform first-piece and in-process inspections to ensure tolerance and quality requirements are met
• Maintain tight tolerances and dimensional accuracy across complex machining operations
• Troubleshoot machining issues and identify defective materials or abnormal conditions
• Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure product quality
• Design or modify fixtures and tooling to support production and special engineering needs
• Maintain equipment, work area cleanliness, and adherence to all safety procedures

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Associates degree in Machine Technology or related field or equivalent experience (at least 5 years relevant experience)
• Strong knowledge of machining processes, tools, and equipment
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical specifications
• Strong mathematical skills (geometry, tolerances, measurements)
• Ability to maintain high precision and tight tolerances
• Strong problem-solving, decision‑making, collaboration, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with CNC programming (lathe and milling)
• Experience designing or modifying fixtures and tooling
• Experience working in a manufacturing or precision machining environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently needs to stand, walk, and sit. Occasionally, the employee must climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Work Type

Onsite - This role follows an Onsite Work Schedule and requires working from your designated Regal Rexnord office on a full‑time basis.

Expected Base Salary Range

$42,000 - $53,500. The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors. This role may be filled at different levels depending on the candidate’s experience, skills, and business needs.

Export Controlled

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Sponsorship

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Eligibility Criteria

Per the Internal Career Movement Guidelines, you must be in your current position for a minimum of 12 months.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affinitive Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), ability disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building an team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Our Values

Our values frame our culture - a shared understanding of how we think and act relative to our key stakeholders. We center our behaviors, actions and decisions around the following values: Integrity Responsibility Diversity, Engagement & Inclusion Customer Success Innovation with Purpose Continuous Improvement Performance Passion to Win ….with a Sense of Urgency