Lead CNC Mill Machinist
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
We’re hiring a Lead CNC Mill Machinist for a precision machine shop supporting the aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor industries . This is a hands-on lead role for an experienced CNC mill machinist who can independently take complex jobs from setup through production while serving as a technical resource for other machinists on the floor. You’ll be responsible for difficult setups, troubleshooting, first articles, and helping less-experienced machinists solve problems and improve their capabilities. Schedule & Compensation:
• 1st Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM
- 1st Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Full-time, direct-hire opportunity
- Optional overtime available, average of $50/hrs week
- $35–$45+/hr , depending on experience and technical capabilities
- Take home pay: $100K–$129K gross annually with OT
• 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- Fanuc controls
- Complex, tight-tolerance components
- Stainless steel, aluminum, and other precision-machined materials
- Aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor work
• Serve as the lead technical resource for CNC milling on the shop floor
- Serve as the lead technical resource for CNC milling on the shop floor
- Independently perform complete setups on 3, 4, and 5-axis CNC mills
- Take complex jobs from setup and first article through production
- Support and troubleshoot setups performed by other machinists
- Read complex blueprints, work instructions, and GD&T
- Select tooling and establish work and tool offsets
- Make G-code edits and corrections at the machine
- Prove out first articles and troubleshoot dimensional, tooling, and machining issues
- Hold tight tolerances on complex precision components
- Perform in-process inspection using micrometers, calipers, indicators, bore gauges, and other precision inspection equipment
• Strong experience as a CNC Mill Setup Machinist
- Strong experience as a CNC Mill Setup Machinist
- Ability to independently perform complete machine setups
- Strong 3-axis milling experience required; 4- and 5-axis experience highly preferred
- Fanuc control experience
- Machine-side G-code editing and troubleshooting
- Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge
- Experience machining complex parts to tight tolerances
- Strong understanding of tooling, speeds and feeds, offsets, and workholding
- Proficiency with manual precision inspection equipment
- Ability to diagnose and solve machining and dimensional issues
- Previous experience as a lead, trainer, mentor, or go-to machinist strongly preferred
- Experience in aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, or other high-precision machine shops highly preferred
- Medical, dental, and vision
- 401(k) + match
- PTO
From Laborup's careers page (Workable), checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Posted 9 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job