Precision CNC/Manual Machinist – Aerospace Motion Control

Kearfott Manufacturing•Black Mountain, NC

About The Position

What a day looks like You arrive, pull the latest operation sheets and blueprints, and plan your setups for the day. A multi-axis CNC mill gets prepped for a progressive operation, while a manual milling machine is dialed in for a critical one-off. You move between lathes, grinders, drill presses, hobs, hones, kummers, burnishers, and balancers—choosing tooling, loading programs, setting offsets, and making careful trial cuts. Throughout, you validate results with precision instruments and GD&T know‑how, and you’re the person others turn to when a setup needs troubleshooting or a junior teammate needs a hand. About Kearfott Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation is a global Aerospace and Defense supplier and a leader in precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. With over a century of innovation, we deliver quality, reliability, and cutting‑edge technology for navigation and guidance across sea, land, air, and space. For more information, visit our website at www.kearfott.com . Your impact Set up and operate a full range of machine tools, including numerically controlled lathes and milling machines, grinders, drill presses, hobs, hones, kummers, burnishers, and balancers. Execute single or progressive operations on standard parts with accuracy and efficiency. Interpret and apply blueprints and operation sheets to plan and verify work. Use a wide variety of precision measuring instruments to verify dimensions and tolerances. Assist and mentor less experienced machinists as needed.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
2 years of hands‑on shop or manufacturing experience required; 3–6 years machining experience preferred.
Manual milling machine experience strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of shop math; ability to read blueprints and understand operation sheets.
Must be a US Citizen.
GD&T
Mechanical troubleshooting
CNC machine setup & changeover
Machine setups for production runs
Troubleshooting CNC machines
Manual machining

Nice To Haves

Completion of Technical School training preferred.

Responsibilities

Set up and operate a full range of machine tools, including numerically controlled lathes and milling machines, grinders, drill presses, hobs, hones, kummers, burnishers, and balancers.
Execute single or progressive operations on standard parts with accuracy and efficiency.
Interpret and apply blueprints and operation sheets to plan and verify work.
Use a wide variety of precision measuring instruments to verify dimensions and tolerances.
Assist and mentor less experienced machinists as needed.