Machinist

Machinist — LAD Engineering | Lansing, MI | $19–$32/hr

Most CNC shops will hire you to run a machine and never expect anything else from you.

That's not what this is.

LAD Engineering is a precision CNC job shop running ISO 9001:2015. We make parts for government contractors and manufacturers, and what they buy from us has to be right — because the programs they're running can't absorb a bad part.

We're hiring a machinist now. In two or three years, we want that person reviewing quotes and running the schedule.

THE PATH

Here's what the comp looks like and when it kicks in.

• Machinist – Training (Months 1–3): $19–$21/hr. You're learning how we do things — how we set up, how we document, what we expect on a finished part.
• Machinist – Performing (Month 3 ): $21–$24/hr plus performance incentives. You're running jobs on your own. The incentives pay out on parts that ship on time and don't come back.
• Machinist – Senior (Month 12 ): $24–$26/hr plus incentives. Top earners at this level clear $28–$30/hr.
• Lead Machinist (when you've earned it): $26–$32/hr plus incentives. Reviewing quotes, owning the schedule, training newer machinists, and still on a machine when the work demands it.
  
  

If you're not moving along this path, we're not the right shop for you long-term. We'd rather tell you that up front than two years in.

Compensation: $19 - $32 per hour