Aerospace Machinist

Doncasters Group•Groton, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you a skilled machinist with a keen eye for precision? do you have Lathe or Drilling Machining experience? If so, we want you on our team! At Doncasters we have an exciting opportunity for a Machinist to join our team in Groton, Connecticut! Hours – 40 hours a week, 1st and 2nd Shift available Why join us? Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen? As a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high-performance alloy components, we provide critical solutions to some of the world’s most demanding industries, including aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, automotive, medical, and other specialist sectors. With a heritage spanning nearly 250 years, we’ve built a global reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and engineering that performs where it matters most. Today, we operate across 20 sites worldwide, employing almost 3,000 professionals. This includes engineers and production teams to HR, marketing, and other support functions, who are united by a shared sense of purpose. At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger. Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, teamwork, and integrity. The Role: As a Machinist, you will be responsible for machining and finishing casting parts using drills, saws, grinders, and vertical milling machines. You'll work from blueprints and work instructions to set up and operate machinery, ensuring that each part meets exact specifications. You'll also be involved in developing setups, procedures, and techniques for new jobs and debugging existing machinery to enhance efficiency. Interested? If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:

Requirements

Previous experience working as a lathe or drilling machinist.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and follow technical instructions
Time served Miller/ Turner who holds an overhead crane licence.
You will competent in identifying quality issues and communicating with a variety of teams across the site.

Nice To Haves

Pendant Crane, Lifting and Slinging Experience

Responsibilities

machining and finishing casting parts using drills, saws, grinders, and vertical milling machines
work from blueprints and work instructions to set up and operate machinery, ensuring that each part meets exact specifications
developing setups, procedures, and techniques for new jobs
debugging existing machinery to enhance efficiency