| Location | Hanover, NH |
| Industry | Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Mfg |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1968 |
| Website | https://www.hypertherm.com/en-US/our-company/careers/ |
Now Hiring! 2nd Shift Machine Operators
Starting pay for new Machine Operators is $22.65, plus a 10% shift differential for 2nd shift
Are you looking to start your career or make a career shift? We are accepting applications for our upcoming CNC Fundamentals Course beginning October 19th, 2026.
We will teach you!
Hypertherm Associates' Technical Training Institute (HTTI) will guide you as you learn the valuable trade of CNC Machine Operation through a US Department of Labor approved Apprenticeship Program. Apply now to connect with a Recruiter and explore your future as a CNC Machine Operator at Hypertherm Associates.
The CNC Fundamentals course through HTTI is approximately 4 weeks long on 1st shift, from 7am to 3:30pm.
As a CNC Machine Operator, working with your team members, you will produce machined parts for our plasma cutting systems through machining, assembly, and packaging tasks in an assigned manufacturing area, using standard work instructions.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent
18 years of age or older
Comfort and interest in working with technology, including experience and familiarity using MS Office (Outlook/Excel) and Windows Operating Systems
A positive attitude
Ability and willingness to learn technical material in a school-like setting
Excitement about working with a team and within our collaborative ownership culture
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to follow and process instructions
Basic math understanding
Good written and verbal communication skills
Physical Demands:
Ability to lift 50 pounds
Comfort working in a manufacturing environment
Standing for extended periods - 8-hour shifts
Repetitive motion
Comfortable working in a fast-paced factory setting
Why Hypertherm?
Hypertherm Associates' clean, safe, supportive, state-of-the-art manufacturing environment has provided individuals with prior experience in the military, food service, retail, healthcare, seasonal employment, massage therapy, education, etc., or those looking to return to work with a new career path.
Watch this video to learn more about the Machine Operator position.
As a CNC Machine Operator, working with your team members, you will produce machined parts for our plasma cutting systems through machining, assembly, and packaging tasks in an assigned manufacturing area, using standard work instructions. You can contribute to our 100% Associate-owned company by participating in process improvement initiatives to reduce environmental impacts, enhance quality, reduce cost, and increase our shared profits.
Great pay and benefits!
A career at Hypertherm Associates comes with great pay and benefits!
Competitive Compensation: Base hourly pay to start at $22.65/hour plus 10% shift differential
Reduced Medical premiums - starting on Day 1
No layoff philosophy - We have an over 50-year history of no layoffs
Employee Stock Ownership in our 100% Associate-owned company. Only Associates are the stockholders of Hypertherm Associates. We work together towards our future shared success
A starting annual accrual of 3 weeks of Earned Time, 3 Paid Sick Days, 10 holidays, and 40 hours of Community Service Time
An on-site primary care health clinic, cafeterias, and gym facilities
Developmental opportunities and college tuition program assistance
Location: Lebanon & Hanover, New Hampshire.
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Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome all applications. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.
Fifty years ago, in a small two car garage, Hypertherm began our journey with simple, powerful ideas about business and an invention that shaped the future of industrial cutting. The same ideals that fueled our inception all those years ago are still what drive us today: A passion for challenging what is achievable with the products we create, the culture we foster, and the experience we deliver to our customers. As we look to the horizon and the next 50 years, we are proud that our people, partners, and innovations will shape the future with solutions that make anything possible for industries around the world.
Through our commitment in engineering and to becoming a world-class manufacturer of advanced cutting solutions, our story has been one of innovation, hard work, and customer focus.