What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior CNC Machinist position at Laborup?
We're hiring Senior CNC Machinists for our aerospace and defense job shop.
We build 1-of-1 components on a scale most machinists never see. Our smallest parts are the size of a suitcase. Many are the size of boats — complex weldments, castings, and exotic alloys where no two parts are identical.
Our floor is built for that work: Horizontal Boring Mills (HBMs), Vertical Turning Lathes (VTLs), large-format 5-axis mills, and massive gantry mills, running controls like Heidenhain that you won't find in a standard job shop.
Why Join Us- Hone your craft: Learn unique machines that let you work anywhere in the industry
- High impact work: 1-of-1 parts for high-stakes aerospace and defense programs
- Financial impact: Guaranteed 50 hours, optional overtime, profit sharing, employee ownership program
- $34–$48/hr
- Unlimited optional overtime – guaranteed 50-hour week
- Up to $140k/yr (including shift differential and 50 hr schedule)
- 60-day review
- Relocation to Cincinnati required
- Assistance available upon request
- 1st shift: 5:00 AM–3:30 PM (M–F)
- 2nd shift: 5:00 PM–3:30 AM (M–F)
- Setups: Independent setups on parts weighing thousands of pounds
- Rigging: Overhead cranes and heavy rigging to flip and position parts
- Prove-Outs: Run 1-of-1 parts on your own
- G-Code at the Control: Read, edit, and catch program defects
- Weldments & Castings: Machine welded and cast parts and adapt to their inconsistencies
- Blueprints & GD&T: Complex multi-view prints; establish your own datums and setups
- Equipment: Horizontal Boring Mills (HBMs), Vertical Turning Lathes (VTLs), large-format 5-axis mills, and gantry mills
- Brands: Union, Cincinnati, MTE, Bost, Tosh Ulin, DMG, OMV, Parpas, and Dinamika
- Controls: Heidenhain, Siemens, and FANUC controls
- Materials: Titanium, Inconel, Hastelloy, and advanced composites
You don't need experience on these exact machines. If you're a senior machinist with strong fundamentals, G-code fluency, and complex setup experience, your skills will transfer.
Requirements
Requirements
- 5 years of CNC machining experience
- Fluent in G-code and M-code
- Edits and troubleshoots programs live at the control
- Reads complex blueprints and establishes own datums
- Runs own setups and tear-downs
- Performs own first-article inspections
- U.S. citizen (required for defense work)
- Able to pass a drug screen and background check
Preferred:
- Precision job shop experience
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience
- Large-format or heavy rigging experience
- Time on HBMs, VTLs, 5-axis, or gantry mills
- FANUC or Heidenhain controls
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision plan
- 401(k) with company match
- Bonus / profit-sharing program
- Employee ownership / equity participation
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates
Pay: $70,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Salary : $70,000 - $140,000