Summary

Job Type: Full-time.

Pay: Dependent on merit and productivity: $18.00 – $28.00+ per hour

Schedule: Monday through Friday, with overtime available. General start and finish time is 6:00 AM-2:30 PM, but this can be discussed.

Maynard Incorporated in Fayetteville, AR is seeking a diligent, skilled, and detail-oriented Manual Machinist to contribute to the success of a thriving manufacturing company. Our Manual Machinists play a critical role in producing high-quality components by operating and maintaining manual machining equipment to meet precise specifications. Responsibilities include setting up and operating lathes, mills, and other manual machines, interpreting blueprints/technical drawings, and ensuring parts meet quality and dimensional requirements. Candidates must perform routine maintenance on equipment, maintain a clean and organized work area, and collaborate with other departments such as engineering and quality to meet production goals. Ideal candidates should have a strong understanding of manual machining principles, the ability to read and interpret blueprints, and proficiency in using measuring tools such as micrometers and calipers. A commitment to precision, teamwork, and continual improvement is essential. We value machinists who take pride in their craft and strive to deliver high-quality, functional components on time and under budget.

Knowledge and Qualifications Required

• Ability to perform setups in a timely manner.
• Ability to read manufacturing drawings
• Ability to use measuring instruments accurately and repeatably
• Ability to identify, diagnose, and correct when problems arise to maximize spindle up-time and productivity
• Proficiency in basic math
• Mechanically minded
• Communication skills and teamwork for working across departments to achieve a common goal
• Teachability
• High attention to detail
• Ability to identify areas for process improvement and implement processes and procedures to eliminate non-conforming parts and waste.
• Motivated to learn, grow, and succeed

Even if you don’t have any machining experience, if this type of work is something you can see yourself making a career out of, we’re willing to train the right candidate on-the-job to forge you into a competent, well-rounded machinist.

Benefits

• Complex, diverse, rewarding work scope (everything from tight tolerance aerospace work to commercial packaging equipment – materials range from aluminum to titanium to Inconel to phenolic)
• Family-owned, team-oriented environment
• Innovative technologies – opportunities to work on many different machine types
• Plentiful opportunities for growth – succeed at your desired rate
• On-the-job training and mentorship
• Quarterly bonuses after 1-year of employment (dependent on company performance)
• Competitive, comprehensive health, dental and vision insurances
• SEP-IRA retirement plan
• PTO available after 60-day introductory period. PTO increases with tenure.
• Winning culture forged on work ethic, productivity, problem solving, and process improvement.