CNC Machinist - Path to Lead

Most machinists take what they're given and do what they're told. We're not looking for that.

LAD Engineering is a precision CNC job shop serving government contractors, engineering companies, and manufacturers across the region. We build parts that have to be right — for customers who can't afford for them not to be.

We're not filling a seat. We're recruiting a machinist who wants to grow into the person who runs the floor.

THE PATH

Machinist — Training: Months 1–3: $19–$21/hr

• You're learning how we do things. Clean work, right questions, zero rework.

Machinist — Performing: Month 3 : $21–$24/hr performance incentives

• Running independently. Your quality record speaks. Incentives kick in on on-time, return-free work.

Machinist — Senior: Month 12 : $24–$26/hr performance incentives

• Go-to on the floor. Top earners clear $28–$30/hr with incentives.

Lead Machinist: Based on readiness: $26–$32/hr performance incentives

• Reviewing quotes, owning scheduling, training newer machinists, and still running machines. This is the ceiling — and it's real.

WHAT THE WORK ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

On your feet 7am to 5pm. Loud shop. Coolant, chips, metal. Some weeks, you stay late because the board is behind, and that's who you are.

You'll read a print and set up a job without being walked through it. If a measurement looks off, you catch it before it runs 50 pieces wrong. When there's a problem, you say something immediately — not at the end of the shift.

We run ISO 9001:2015. That means travelers, documentation, and process discipline. Non-optional.

If that sounds like a grind that isn't worth it, this isn't for you. If that sounds like exactly the environment where you do your best work — keep reading.

WHO BELONGS HERE

• We Pursue Excellence — you're not satisfied with good enough. You double-check your own work.
• We're Driven by Customer Satisfaction — you treat the deadline like it's yours.
• We're Proactive Communicators — you don't bury problems. You say it early.
• We're One Team — no drama, no mess left for the next shift, help a newer machinist when you have a minute.

WHY LAD ENGINEERING

• Health insurance premium paid in full after 90 days
• 401(k), dental, and vision
• PTO 6 holidays floating holiday (after 90 days)
• Flexible scheduling
• Performance incentives tied directly to your output
• Real career path with real comp milestones

HOW THIS WORKS

Phone screen - Character questions (email) - Performance interview - Shop visit

If you've read this far, you're already a different kind of applicant.

Salary : $19 - $32