CNC Machine Operator**
**Job Description**
Join our team in an industrial fabrication shop where you will play a crucial role in cutting metal plates and raw steel to create essential building products such as trusses, beams, skeletons, and walls. Your expertise in metal cutting and burning will be essential in adding detailed cuts to metal products.
**Responsibilities**
+ Operate CNC machines to cut and shape metal plates and raw steel.
+ Perform metal cutting using various techniques including laser cutting, burn tables, plasma operators, and air torches.
+ Work closely with welding blueprints and drawings to ensure precision in metal fabrication.
+ Assemble metal products and ensure they meet quality standards.
**Essential Skills**
+ 3-5 years of experience working with CNC machines.
+ Proficiency in reading and working with blueprints and drawings.
+ Experience in metal cutting and machine operation.
+ Familiarity with CNC, blueprint reading, and machine operating.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ 2-3 years of experience machining on lulls, mills, and lathes.
+ Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
+ Ability to operate specific measurement tools such as tapes, calipers, and micrometers.
+ Team player with the ability to assist throughout the shop.
**Why Work Here?**
Be a part of a dynamic and supportive team that values precision and craftsmanship. Enjoy opportunities for growth and development in a collaborative environment where your skills and contributions are appreciated.
**Work Environment**
Work in an industrial fabrication shop with state-of-the-art CNC machines. Collaborate with a team of skilled professionals in a setting that emphasizes safety and quality. Standard work hours with potential for overtime depending on project demands.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Birmingham, Alabama.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $23.00/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 Birmingham,AL.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 18, 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.
**Job Description**
Join our team in an industrial fabrication shop where you will play a crucial role in cutting metal plates and raw steel to create essential building products such as trusses, beams, skeletons, and walls. Your expertise in metal cutting and burning will be essential in adding detailed cuts to metal products.
**Responsibilities**
+ Operate CNC machines to cut and shape metal plates and raw steel.
+ Perform metal cutting using various techniques including laser cutting, burn tables, plasma operators, and air torches.
+ Work closely with welding blueprints and drawings to ensure precision in metal fabrication.
+ Assemble metal products and ensure they meet quality standards.
**Essential Skills**
+ 3-5 years of experience working with CNC machines.
+ Proficiency in reading and working with blueprints and drawings.
+ Experience in metal cutting and machine operation.
+ Familiarity with CNC, blueprint reading, and machine operating.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ 2-3 years of experience machining on lulls, mills, and lathes.
+ Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
+ Ability to operate specific measurement tools such as tapes, calipers, and micrometers.
+ Team player with the ability to assist throughout the shop.
**Why Work Here?**
Be a part of a dynamic and supportive team that values precision and craftsmanship. Enjoy opportunities for growth and development in a collaborative environment where your skills and contributions are appreciated.
**Work Environment**
Work in an industrial fabrication shop with state-of-the-art CNC machines. Collaborate with a team of skilled professionals in a setting that emphasizes safety and quality. Standard work hours with potential for overtime depending on project demands.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Birmingham, Alabama.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $23.00/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 Birmingham,AL.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 18, 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.
Job ID: 488143381
Originally Posted on: 8/5/2025
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