05 - Apprentice CNC Toolmaker
About The Position
Get paid to learn. Join our toolroom as a paid apprentice and learn precision machining hands-on from experienced toolmakers. You’ll start with the fundamentals and take on more responsibility as your skills grow, on a path to becoming a CNC Toolmaker. Pinewood Tool is a precision toolroom with more than 50 years of history, now under young, eager and ambitious ownership building for the future. We make high-mix, low-volume custom parts and tooling for automotive, medical, aerospace and automation customers. Every part is a new puzzle, not a repeat of yesterday’s. We’re investing in modern machines, an AI-based ERP system and digital tools so our team has the best resources to do great work. Our mission: to advance manufacturing by making exceptional precision components that others simply cannot. Our values: Craftsmanship, Pursue Excellence, Own the Outcome, One Team, Earn Trust.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in technical college, or recently graduated (machine tool, CNC or manufacturing programs preferred)
- No prior experience required
- Detail-oriented, dependable and team-minded
- Curious, eager to learn and proud of quality work
- Likes to build, fix or figure things out
- Comfortable working on-site, first shift
Responsibilities
- Learn to set up and run CNC mills, lathes and grinders alongside a mentor
- Read blueprints and apply GD&T
- Learn Mastercam programming and programming at the machine control
- Machine small-run parts and tooling to tight tolerances
- Perform in-process inspection on your own work
- Take ownership of the parts you complete, and grow from running parts to owning a job
Benefits
- Paid, hands-on training with an experienced mentor
- Clear path from apprentice to CNC Toolmaker
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Performance-based bonus
- Free food and snacks, company social events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
