CNC Machinist Night Shift

Job Title: 2nd Shift CNC / Manual Machinist

Location: Tulsa, OK

Shift: Second Shift | 2:15 PM – 12:45 AM

Pay: $23–$28 per hour (based on experience)

Job Summary

Trinity Employment is seeking experienced CNC and Manual Machinists for a second shift opportunity with a well-established manufacturing partner in Tulsa, OK. This role involves setting up and operating CNC and manual machine tools to produce precision parts from carbon steel. Candidates must be comfortable working independently on second shift and performing edits and adjustments to machine programs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and run CNC and manual machines to manufacture parts to specification
• Perform basic G-code edits, step changes, and program adjustments as required
• Operate equipment including Haas, Flex CNC, Toshiba, Daewoo, Puma CNC machines, as well as Bridgeport and Poreba manual machines
• Read and interpret blueprints, work instructions, and shop travelers
• Measure and inspect parts using precision measuring tools to ensure quality and tolerance requirements are met
• Maintain production standards, quality, and safety on the shop floor
• Perform routine machine maintenance and keep work area clean and organized
• Communicate production issues, tooling needs, and quality concerns to supervision
• Support overtime and production demands as required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of machining experience (CNC and manual)
• Ability to read and interpret G-code, perform edits, and adjust steps as needed
• Strong understanding of machining practices, tooling, and setups
• Experience machining carbon steel
• Ability to read blueprints and use precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges)
• Strong attention to detail and quality standards
• Reliable attendance and ability to work second shift

Physical & Work Environment

• Standing for extended periods
• Lifting and moving materials as required
• Typical machinist shop environment including noise, machinery, and PPE requirements

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* Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
* Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
* Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
* Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
* Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
* Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
* Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
* Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
* Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
* Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
* Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
* Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
* Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
* Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
* Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
* Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
* Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
* Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
* Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
* Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
* Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
* Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.
* Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
* Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
* Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions, for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
* Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
* Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
* Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
* Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
* Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.