Build Flight-Critical Parts with Precision

At Northeast Tool in Matthews, NC (just outside Charlotte), your craft as a CNC professional shapes components that take to the skies. This is hands-on, high-accuracy work on advanced equipment—supported by a team that invests in your growth and your future.

A Day in the Shop

You clock in, review travelers and prints, load raw stock, and bring metal to spec on multi-axis CNC equipment. Throughout the shift you verify dimensions, adjust offsets, monitor tool wear, and keep machines dialed in—so parts meet tight tolerances every time. You’ll wrap up by documenting results, performing light finishing, and leaving a clean, organized cell for the next run.

What You’ll Operate

• 5-axis mills, vertical mills, multi-axis mill-turns, lathes, and Wire EDMs
• Examples: CNC Mill (3–4 axis VMC) (Haas, Okuma, Doosan, Dmg Mori Seiki); CNC Lathe (2–4 axis) (Haas, Okuma, Doosan, Dmg Mori Seiki); CNC Mill (5+ axis VMC) (Dmg Mori Seiki); CNC Lathe (5+ axis) (Dmg Mori Seiki)

How You’ll Spend Your Time

• Run CNC programs to fabricate aerospace-grade metal parts to blueprint specifications
• Interpret drawings, approved sketches, and written/ verbal instructions to achieve required dimensions and tolerances
• Change, insert, secure, and recalibrate tooling as needed
• Watch machine behavior to catch malfunctions, out-of-tolerance conditions, or process drift; adjust or escalate to a lead as needed
• Measure using micrometers, calipers, and other precision tools; document and maintain part paperwork
• Perform light finishing (deburr, clean, tap/countersink via hand tools or drill press)
• Control tolerance levels, track and manage tool wear, and uphold 5S and total preventive maintenance
• Load and unload material and parts safely and efficiently
• Use digital metrology with an emphasis on dimensional accuracy and repeatability
• Pitch in with other duties as assigned

What You Bring

• High School Diploma/GED and 1+ year in a metal-cutting machine shop
• Or a blend of higher education and experience that demonstrates capability
• Comfort with shop math and GD&T
• Ability to read blueprints and tolerances; fluent in machine shop decimals (thousandths and tenths)
• Proven skill with micrometers, calipers, and related gauges—delivering consistent, reliable measurements
• Strong learning mindset and adherence to established processes and procedures

Stand-Out Qualifications

• Associate degree (machine tool technology or industrial manufacturing preferred) or two years of equivalent higher education
• Experience in an AS9100 environment
• Background with multi-axis machining; DMG Mori, Grob, and/or Okuma strongly preferred
• Comfort holding tight tolerances (2–5 tenths)

Schedule & Shift Premiums

• 1st Shift: Mon–Fri, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
• 2nd Shift: Mon–Fri, 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM (+$1/hour premium)
• 3rd Shift: Mon–Fri, 11:00 PM – 7:30 AM (+$2/hour premium). We don’t work Sundays, so on Sunday night you’ll come in at 12:00 AM.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company-matched 401(k) (Roth and Traditional); 4% match through Fidelity
• Paid birthday off and 9 paid holidays (including your birthday)
• Relocation assistance and education assistance
• Top 15% benefit plan with a dedicated Northeast Tool Nurse & Pharmacist to help navigate healthcare
• Free coffee
• Challenging work, team-first culture, and clear development plans

Core Proficiencies

• GD&T
• CNC Tooling
• G-Code
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology

Why Northeast Tool

We’re an award-winning, employee-centric manufacturer where your skills matter and your ideas count. We believe our company grows only when our people grow—so we work hard, have fun, and make an impact in our community. Ready to build what’s next? Apply today.