Experienced Night Machinist

Howell Laboratories Inc • Gorham, ME

12d • Onsite

About The Position

We run a lean, capable team built on mutual trust. You’ll work alongside a quiet, dependable crew who collaborate when needed—giving you the perfect balance of team support and individual freedom. We are 100% employee-owned, offering you, dual-track retirement benefits. Build real wealth through a company-funded stock plan on top of your standard 401(k), giving you double the leverage for your retirement goals. Mid-career is the ultimate time to join an ESOP: You’ve got the experience to drive company growth, and enough time left on the clock to compound your retirement nest egg. Never choose between a great manufacturing career and daytime priorities, like family, school, or personal projects. Our consistent night schedule gives you the predictable routine needed to easily manage daytime commitments. Our Shop: Climate-Controlled Shop. Smaller Shop with greater responsibility and impact. We are Clean Shop. Never the same twice. Our job mix is always evolving, so you’ll constantly be setting up and proving out new parts. Overtime Available. Our shift schedule is 3:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m., Monday-Thursday, Friday is available for overtime. Make Things That Matter. When you make a part here, you know it’s heading somewhere, it actually matters—and that the sailors relying on it can trust your work completely. Our Company: We are a 100% employee-owned engineering and manufacturing company providing precision manufacturing of SUBSAFE defense articles. SUBSAFE is the Navy’s premier quality assurance program, born from a commitment to ensure that every submarine—and the crew within it—return safely from the depths. Howell Laboratories, Inc and its divisions, ODAT Machine, GDL Powder Coating and Howell CleanTech run as one unified team—working together to push the business forward and build real, shared wealth for every employee-owner.

Requirements

• Journeyman status or equivalent technical engineering degree.
• Expert mastery of GD&T rules and advanced multi-axis machining applications.
• Autonomy, advanced troubleshooting, peer mentorship, and precision compliance.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of advanced CNC precision machining experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform intricate, first-article machine configurations and modify CNC code directly on the floor for ODAT jobs.
• Interpret advanced Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) maps to secure exact part conformance.
• Provide technical setup support and mentoring to junior operators inside the ODAT division.
• Partner with ODAT division engineers to improve machining paths and reduce material scrap rates.

Benefits

• Dual-track retirement benefits
• Company-funded stock plan
• Standard 401(k)
• Sign On Bonus: $4000 ($2000 after 90 days of employment, $2000 after 6 months of employment)
• Shift Differential: 10%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED