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Entry Level Machinist

Professional Instruments
Hopkins, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2026

Job title: Entry Level Machinist

Company: Professional Instruments Company

Education required: High School Diploma

Shift: Day (8-5)

Wage offered: 18.00 Temporary training wage. Substantial optional overtime. Scheduled wage increases of 10 cents per hour every month and additional performance increases. Wage increases quickly in training period.

Benefits: Health insurance and life insurance with 0$ premium, 401k with employer contributions, HSA with employer contribution, paid time off, Paid holidays.

Company:

Professional Instruments company designs and manufactures the worlds most accurate air bearing spindles and is a multi-generational family owned business. We specialize in precision grinding and assembly to tolerances much more advanced than a typical machine shop. We have a long history of training employees from the ground up with hands on training. Our shop is quiet, clean, and employees tend to stay. Currently, our employees average over 20 years with the company.

Position:

Entry Level Machinist

As a high end, close tolerance machine shop we are searching for applicants with a high attention to detail and a quality work ethic. We do not require any experience, but we need applicants who have a great deal of mechanical aptitude and willingness to work towards learning a trade. We provide training on various specialized machinery and measuring techniques, progressing trainees through a series of positions that allow long term growth and development.

This position provides the option to take generous overtime. The training wage increases automatically, and benefits begin after 90 days.

Required skills:

Our company provides training and encourages employees to develop skills to become a well-rounded machinist. While you may start in one area, we encourage a diverse skill set and provide training to meet the needs of the organization and to develop our employees to become more flexible. Due to this philosophy applicants must meet the following requirements.

  • Must have a High Mechanical Aptitude (will be tested)
  • Able to learn and understand work instructions such as blue prints
  • Able to understand and comply with safety rules
  • Will dependably work scheduled hours
  • Able to read, write, and speak English
  • Have a positive mind-set toward repetitive tasks

Physical requirements:

  • Able to stand for long periods
  • Must have sufficient dexterity to load and clamp parts, adjust machine controls, and to effectively use measuring tools.
  • Able to tolerate the general work environment including cutting fluids.
  • Able to load and unload parts from a variety of machines at varying heights
  • Must be able to hear and see well enough (with or without correction) to monitor these processes.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18

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