Machinist III

Benchmark; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark in Tempe, AZ is seeking a skilled machinist to perform complex machining operations and set up various machinery. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience and proficiency in CNC programming and blueprint interpretation.

This role requires working a full-time schedule from Friday to Sunday, with strong attention to detail in ensuring quality benchmarks are met. It’s considered a safety-sensitive position and involves drug testing. Benchmark promotes a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in complex machining operations.
• Must interpret and manufacture parts from complex blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate various machinery including lathes and grinders.
• Perform machining operations such as turning, grinding, and milling.
• Check work for tolerance and accuracy during operations.

Skills

CNC programming

Complex machining operations

Blueprint interpretation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2-year technical degree or apprenticeship certification

Job description

Summary

Perform diversified general maintenance activities, at various levels of complexity, referring to blueprints and drawings for the machinery plan and perform the machining operations.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate lathes, millers, shapers, grinders, planers and power drills
• Work from blueprints, sketches and verbal instructions
• Perform highly diversified machining operations, such as boring, turning, facing, reaming, grinding, milling and tapering
• Perform work on machined parts, forgings, and castings of varying degrees of complexity in mature and critically dimensioned
• Determine and maintain the proper operational sequences at all times, making all necessary mathematical calculations to complete the job
• Determine the appropriate feeds and speeds for all operations
• Check own work; usually work to tolerance of +/- .00005
• Read and interpret complex blueprints and manufacture parts from a layout drawing without use of sketches or verbal instructions, making all necessary mathematical calculations to complete the job according to the drawing
• Bench work, including any necessary operations such as filing, de‑burring, grinding, lapping, indexing, scraping and fitting, in order to complete mechanical assemblies from crude sketches, verbal instructions or work samples
• Check own work by making set‑ups and interpreting gauges, electro‑limit gauges and size blocks
• Occasionally make decisions as to fits and tolerances
• Perform all the essential functions and competencies listed above
• Set‑up, operate, alter, repair and plan own work
• Perform complex checking and interpret results of own work by setting up and operating instruments such as air gauges, electro‑limit gauges and size blocks
• Usually work to tolerances of +/- .001 or +/- .0005
• All employees are responsible for the quality of their work to ensure that BEI meets or exceeds Customer Satisfaction

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in complex machining operations; may include CNC programming
• High school diploma or equivalent is a must; a 2‑year technical degree (or apprenticeship certification) preferred

Employment Details

• Physical Location: Tempe, AZ
• Shift: Shift 3
• Work Schedule: Friday‑Sunday 5:30am‑6:00pm
• Full‑time

Safety‑Sensitive Position and Drug Testing Notice

This position is classified as safety‑sensitive because impairment while performing job duties could pose a significant risk of harm. Where permitted by applicable law or required by federal regulation, Benchmark will conduct a pre‑employment drug screen, which may include testing for THC. In jurisdictions that restrict pre‑employment cannabis testing or prohibit action based solely on non‑psychoactive cannabis metabolites, Benchmark will comply with local requirements. Benchmark maintains a drug‑ and alcohol‑free workplace and may conduct reasonable‑suspicion and post‑incident testing in accordance with applicable law.

Export Control

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or on the company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The company evaluates such export license situations on a case‑by‑case basis and may decline to proceed with an applicant in its sole discretion as export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.

Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail].