Blueprints, CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Systems, Crane, Drilling, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Forklift, Horizontal Machining, Identify Issues, Lathe, Lift/Move 35 Pounds, Machining, Quality Assurance, Schematics, Team Player, Welding
Title: CNC Machinist
Location: Winston-Salem, NC – Onsite
Shifts:
- 2nd: 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM (Monday – Friday, some Saturdays for OT)
- 3rd: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM (Sunday – Thursday, some Fridays for OT)
Hourly Rate: $20-30/hr + $2.00+ shift differential
Hire Type: Contract to Hire
Job Purpose:
A CNC Machinist is responsible for a variety of machine-specific functions—from setting up equipment, loading materials, and operating machinery, to monitoring efficiency, maintaining machines, and performing quality checks. The role requires knowledge and ability to operate and maintain multiple machines.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate various machines to produce parts for the locomotive industry in accordance with AAR, customer specifications, and company guidelines.
- Operate manual machines including horizontal mills, engine lathes, and manual grinders to produce locomotive motor parts and axles.
- Use precision gauges and instruments such as micrometers to ensure parts meet customer specifications.
- Maintain specifications through turning, facing, knurling, thread chasing, drilling, grooving, cutting, measuring, troubleshooting, and adjusting controls.
- Sharpen and replace worn tools while adhering to quality assurance procedures.
- Operate overhead cranes and forklifts.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Complete tasks within established time standards.
Qualifications, Experience, Education:
- Skill Level IV – 5+ years of experience in technical machining or equivalent specific experience.
Preferred Skills:
- High level of machining aptitude.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
Essential and Physical Activities / Functions:
- Strength: Lifting up to 35 lbs.
- Motion: Standing majority of the day, frequent walking, squatting, kneeling, and climbing steps/stairs.
- Vision/Hearing Requirements: Exposure to high noise, vibration, cutting torches, and welding operations; PPE required. Ability to read QWI and schematics.
- Work Environment: State-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility.
- Emotional Demands: Work cooperatively as part of a team to meet production requirements.
- Safety: Use of all PPE required.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
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