Senior CNC Machinist - Milling

Kaleo Service Group; Agawam (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

8 paid holidays + 3 floating holidays

PTO beginning at 2 weeks annually

Job summary

Kaleo Service Group in Agawam, MA is seeking an experienced CNC Machinist focused on milling complex castings and precision components for medical device and aerospace applications.

You will review CNC programs, anticipate issues, adjust on the fly, perform setup as needed, and help keep high-value parts from becoming scrap. This 1st shift role offers strong hourly pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of CNC Machinist experience with milling complex components.
• Strong ability to read CNC programs and troubleshoot on the fly.
• Attention to precision and dimensional accuracy for high-value parts.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC milling equipment on complex castings and precision components.
• Make tooling, offset and process adjustments during production.
• Monitor cutting conditions, tool wear and machine performance.
• Troubleshoot machining issues and prevent scrap by proactive adjustments.
• Review programs to anticipate potential problems and communicate concerns.

Skills

3+ years CNC Machinist experience

Complex CNC machining operations

CNC milling

Job description

1st Shift | Agawam, MA | Medical Device & Aerospace Manufacturing

$36–$45/hour
Monday–Friday | 6:00am–2:30pm

The Opportunity

We're looking for a well-rounded, experienced CNC Machinist who knows what to look for before a machining problem becomes an expensive mistake.

This role is heavily focused on CNC milling of complex components, with much of the work involving expensive castings that are being machined down into finished parts. Because of the complexity and material cost, scrap is extremely expensive.

That's why we're looking for someone who can do more than operate a machine or follow a setup sheet. You need to understand the machining process well enough to read through a program, recognize potential issues, troubleshoot effectively and make the right adjustments while the job is running.

Setup work is part of the position, but the bigger value you bring is your ability to keep complex jobs on track and prevent problems before they happen.

What You'll Be Doing

Complex CNC Milling

• Set up and operate CNC milling equipment
• Work primarily with complex castings and precision components
• Make tooling, offset and process adjustments during production
• Monitor cutting conditions, tool wear and machine performance
• Troubleshoot machining issues as they arise
• Make adjustments to maintain part quality and dimensional accuracy
• Recognize potential issues before they result in scrap

Program Review & Process Awareness

A major part of this role is knowing what you're looking at before you hit cycle start.

You'll be expected to:

• Read and understand CNC programs
• Review programs and identify potential problems
• Recognize machining sequences or tool paths that may create issues
• Understand how tooling, feeds, speeds and cutting conditions affect the part
• Anticipate problems based on the material, geometry and machining process
• Communicate concerns before they turn into quality or production issues

You don't need to be the programmer. You do need to be experienced enough to understand what the program is telling the machine and recognize when something doesn't look right.

Quality & Troubleshooting

• Perform in-process inspections
• Use precision measuring equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings
• Monitor critical dimensions throughout the machining process
• Troubleshoot tooling, machine and process issues
• Make appropriate adjustments to keep parts within specification
• Identify root causes rather than simply correcting symptoms
• Protect high-value material from unnecessary scrap

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of CNC Machinist experience
• Strong experience with complex CNC machining operations
• Heavy experience with CNC milling
• Strong troubleshooting ability
• Comfortable making adjustments during the machining process
• Ability to read and understand CNC programs
• Strong blueprint and drawing interpretation
• Experience with precision measurement
• Good understanding of tooling, feeds, speeds and machining processes
• Ability to recognize potential problems before they affect the part
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality

The Right Mindset

This role is a particularly good fit for a machinist who naturally thinks:

"What could go wrong here, and how do I catch it before it does?"

You're working with expensive material and complex parts. The expectation isn't simply to run the machine and react when something goes wrong. You're expected to use your experience to prevent problems and protect the part.

Setup Experience

This is not a setup-heavy position, but you need to be comfortable with setups when they're required.

You'll need enough setup knowledge to understand:

• Tooling and workholding
• Tool offsets
• Work offsets
• Program selection and verification
• Tool changes
• Basic setup adjustments
• How setup decisions affect the machining process

The majority of the value in this role comes from your machining knowledge and ability to troubleshoot and adjust effectively during production.

Equipment & Materials

The operation utilizes modern CNC milling equipment, including:

• 3-Axis Vertical Machining Centers
• Horizontal Machining Centers
• 4th Axis milling equipment
• Johnford
• Kitamura
• Doosan

Materials include aluminum, engineering plastics, carbon steels and stainless steels, with opportunities to work on increasingly complex aerospace and medical components.

Why This Role Stands Out

• $36–$45/hour
• 1st shift: 6:00am–2:30pm
• Monday–Friday
• Senior-level machining responsibility without being a full-time setup role
• Heavy focus on complex CNC milling
• Work with high-value castings and precision components
• Opportunity to use your experience to prevent scrap and improve processes
• Medical device and aerospace manufacturing
• Modern CNC equipment
• Growing operation with advancement opportunities
• Overtime available but never mandatory
• Medical, dental and vision insurance beginning the 1st of the month following hire
• 8 paid holidays + 3 floating holidays
• PTO beginning at 2 weeks annually
• Overtime hours count toward PTO accrual, allowing additional PTO during the first year
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-sponsored insurance plans
• Annual performance reviews and merit increases

The Bottom Line

This isn't a role for someone who simply wants to run a machine and wait for the next job.

We're looking for a machinist with enough experience to understand the entire machining process — someone who can look at a program, understand what the machine is about to do, recognize potential problems, and make adjustments before an expensive casting becomes scrap.

If you're strong in CNC milling, comfortable troubleshooting complex machining operations, and take pride in catching problems before they happen, this is the level of machinist we're looking for.