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Machinist III (Temp-To-Perm)

Lowell, MA

Posted: 08/18/2026 Industry: Manufacturing Operations Job Number: 19453 Security Clearance: NA / not required Work Model: On-site

Job Description

Machinist III (Temp-To-Perm)

Location: Lowell, MA

Pay Rate: $31 - 33/hr

Hours: M - F; 7AM - 3:30PM

Should have some experience being a manual machinist, besides what’s on the JD.  
  • Technical school diploma 
  • 4-6 years machinist experience and knowledge of ISO process controls.  
   
Employees will execute their job duties in accordance with safety regulations, company policies, and ISO 9001 procedures.
 
Essential Job Duties:
  • Set-up and operate a full range of bench and machine tool equipment such as a knee mill and engine lathe
  • Perform general milling operations, turning, facing, drilling, boring, threading, tapping and grinding, etc. to fabricate metal parts
  • Design and build tools and jigs
  • Perform preventive maintenance on all machines
  • Perform tramming
  • Perform work involving unusual set-ups, close tolerances and critical interrelated dimensions
  • Work from sketches, preliminary drawings, blueprints, or from verbal direction from engineers
  • Plan, layout, and performs work on assignments including all types of machine and hand operations, fitting, adjusting and checking dimensions to very close tolerances
  • Provides feedback on engineering drawings to design and quality engineering
  • Ensure that quality requirements are met
  • Perform peer inspections
  • May provide training to other employees
  • Meet delivery schedules
  • May be required to improvise, use shop tools to make special and unusual adaptations of common machine tools
 
Educational and Experience Requirements:
  • High School Diploma, preferably from a technical HS
  • 4-6 years of related experience
  • Knowledge of ISO process controls
 
Essential Skills and Attitudes Required:
  • English verbal and written communication skills
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with a diverse population
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Possess interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Ethical
  • Adaptable
  • Thrive in a fast paced setting
  • Prioritize work efficiently and effectively
  • Maintain composure in stressful situations
  • Function as part of a team
  • Commitment to company values
  • Meet deadlines
  • Meet established labor standards
  • Detail oriented
  • High level of accuracy
  • Professional in behavior and appearance
  • Dependable and punctual
  • Maintains a high level of quality and quantity of work
  • Maintains a positive attitude
  • Perform simple shop math
  • Excellent computer skills in a windows environment, MRP/ERP systems; MS Office
 
Physical Requirements:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
  • Sit
  • Use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel 
  • Talk and hear 
  • Stand, walk and reach with hands and arms 
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs; anything over that requires a two-person lift, or other lifting equipment
  • Specific vision requirements include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusting focus
 
Environment, Job Hazards and Required PPE:
  • Manufacturing Environment
Identifiable job hazards:
  • Work in or around a welding area;  Weld arc will be present
  • Work with or around machine shop tools, compressed gases, mechanical robotic equipment, Acetone, IPA
  • Occasional high noise levels
Required PPE:
  • Rubber gloves when working with chemicals
  • Safety Glasses when operating machinery or working with chemicals

 

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