Job Title: CNC Operator

Job Description

The CNC Operator is responsible for machining, assembling, and finishing rare earth magnet material and hardware to meet customer specifications. This role involves setting up, operating, and maintaining various machining and finishing equipment while ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Optimize safety and minimize risk by wearing required PPE and adhering to safety precautions.
• Read, understand, and follow work instructions and process control standards, making recommendations for revisions.
• Interpret customer drawings to verify part numbers, revision levels, and obtain specified dimensions and features.
• Set up machinery by installing proper tooling, selecting appropriate programs, and obtaining first piece inspection approval.
• Maintain machinery and work area by cleaning, organizing, performing preventative maintenance, and requesting consumables as needed.
• Operate various machining and finishing equipment, including CNC mills, lathes, and grinders, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Verify and accurately record data in ERP systems and maintain inspection records.
• Perform in-process inspections using precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Adhere to escalation policy by reporting issues affecting quality, safety, or productivity.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in CNC machinery and operation.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Experience with inspection and measuring tools.
• Mechanically inclined with a solid understanding of machining processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical training or certification preferred.
• 1–2 years of machining experience preferred.
• Ability to follow standard procedures and use precision instruments for visual inspections.
• Competency in operating complex CNC machinery.

Why Work Here?

Upon hire, employees are eligible for benefits immediately, including company-provided prescription safety eyewear, protective footwear, and a subsidized uniform program. Employees enjoy a robust benefits package including health insurance, a 401(k) program with employer matching, and company-paid life and disability insurance. The work culture emphasizes teamwork and long-term growth in a supportive environment.

Work Environment

This role is based in a clean, climate-controlled, and fairly quiet machine shop with a good team culture. Plans for a new building to combine locations are in place, promoting long-term growth. The environment requires sustained physical effort, attention to detail, and the ability to work with diverse operations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $30.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lancaster,PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 30, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.