PGS Worldwide is seeking Milling Machine Machinists in Palmdale, California for one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will independently set up and operate precision milling machines to manufacture complex metal parts, tooling, and mechanical components to exacting engineering tolerances.
Required Skills
- High school diploma or GED.
- 1+ year of experience in machining or a manufacturing machine-shop environment.
- Experience setting up and operating horizontal, vertical, plain, and/or universal milling machines.
- Ability to independently perform machine setups and determine machining sequences.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications.
- Experience selecting, mounting, and aligning specialized machine attachments and tooling.
- Ability to determine and adjust machining speeds, feeds, and depth of cut.
- Experience using machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Ability to perform standard shop calculations involving dimensions, tooling, feeds, and speeds.
- Ability to measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points for machining.
- Ability to manufacture components to close tolerances.
- Formal machining apprenticeship, equivalent technical training, or comparable hands-on experience.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Preferred Skills
- 2+ years of machining or machine-shop experience.
- Experience performing complex milling operations involving:
- Compound angles and contours
- Compound angular holes
- Helical and spiral milling
- Serrating
- Gear, spline, and keyway cutting
- Experience using improvised or specialized machine tooling.
- Experience monitoring and verifying quality using statistical process control or similar procedures.
What You’ll Do
- Set up and operate precision milling machines.
- Plan machining sequences and determine the number of cuts and setup methods required.
- Select, install, and align specialized tooling and machine attachments.
- Set and adjust machine speeds, feeds, cutting depths, and related machining parameters.
- Perform complex milling operations to exacting tolerances.
- Interpret engineering drawings, sketches, and technical specifications.
- Measure, mark, and lay out stock for machining.
- Use machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Perform standard shop calculations supporting machining operations.
- Inspect completed parts and verify dimensional conformance.
- Monitor product quality throughout the machining process.
- Follow applicable safety, manufacturing, and quality procedures.
Work Schedule / Shift
- Full-time onsite in Palmdale, California.
- Monday–Thursday.
- 4x10 schedule.
- 40 hours per week.
Pay
Job IDs: 1954 / 2128
Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.