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This Week in CNC Machinist Jobs – May 6, 2026
🔥 Featured Machine Shops
Harris & Bruno International —📍Roseville, CA
One of the standout opportunities this week comes from a Northern California machine shop running a true high-mix manufacturing environment. This is not repetitive production work — the shop reportedly manages more than 2,000 unique part numbers, creating a fast-paced environment where machinists are constantly challenged with new setups and machining strategies.
The shop utilizes Haas machining centers alongside a Matsuura horizontal machining cell, with programming work involving both Mastercam and Fusion 360. Most of the work involves aluminum components held to tight tolerances around ±0.0005.
For machinists who enjoy variety, problem-solving, and staying engaged with different types of work, this type of environment can be significantly more rewarding than repetitive production machining.
Beyond the technical work itself, the shop also stands out for its clean and organized environment, long-tenured employees, and real advancement opportunities.
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Spirit Aerosystems (A Boeing Company) — 📍Wichita, KS
Aerospace manufacturing continues to be one of the strongest sectors within CNC machining, and this week’s edition includes opportunities inside a large aerospace production environment.
These roles involve machining aluminum and composite aerospace components within a 3-axis to 5-axis CNC environment. Equipment includes brands such as Modig, DMG, Mazak, and Okuma.
For machinists looking for long-term career stability, aerospace remains one of the more attractive manufacturing sectors. In addition to strong benefits and union support, aerospace environments often provide exposure to advanced machining technologies, structured processes, and long-term production programs.
The shop is also reportedly open to machinists with as little as two years of experience, making this a strong growth opportunity for individuals looking to break into more advanced aerospace manufacturing.
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Wilson Machine & Welding —📍Hillsboro, Decatur, Cordova - Alabama
This week’s edition also features opportunities inside a large-part machining environment in Alabama.
These roles involve working with horizontal boring mills (HBMs), vertical turning lathes (VTLs), multi-axis lathes, and 3-axis and 4-axis milling equipment.
Unlike highly segmented production environments, many machinists here reportedly handle programming, setup, and operation responsibilities themselves. Shops like this tend to appeal to machinists who enjoy autonomy and want ownership over their work.
The environment is described as lean, hands-on, and impact-driven — particularly on night shift teams where machinists are trusted to work independently rather than being heavily micromanaged.
The company also offers significant overtime potential and relocation support for the right candidates.
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🔎 Additional CNC Jobs Worth a Look
Additional opportunities highlighted this week include:
- CNC Lathe Machinist – Porter, TX
- CNC Production Manager – Howard City, MI
- CNC Machinist (Lathe & Vertical Milling) – Cincinnati, OH
- CNC Programmer – Romeoville, IL
- CNC Lathe Machinist / Programmer – Valencia, CA
These roles span a wide range of manufacturing environments, including production machining, job shops, medical manufacturing, and precision component work.
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🌎 CNC Jobs Offering Relocation Assistance
One trend we continue seeing throughout the CNC industry is the growing willingness of machine shops to offer relocation assistance.
Skilled machinists remain difficult to find in many regions, particularly for advanced setup, programming, Swiss machining, and multi-axis roles. As a result, more employers are becoming open to supporting in-country relocation for experienced machinists.
For machinists willing to move for the right opportunity, relocation-supported jobs can provide access to:
- Higher pay
- Better equipment
- More advanced machining work
- Improved work-life balance
- Stronger long-term career growth
You can explore current relocation-supported CNC jobs directly on hireCNC.
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Contract & Field Machining Opportunities
This week’s edition also includes several contract machining opportunities for machinists interested in travel-ready or project-based work.
Highlighted roles include:
- CNC Machinist & CNC Swiss roles – Minnesota
- CNC Swiss Setup Machinist – Northbrook, IL
- CNC Programmer (NX CAM) – East Granby, CT
- CMM Programmer / Inspector – Stuart, FL
- EDM Sinker – Somers, WI
Contract machining continues to attract machinists who enjoy:
- Higher hourly rates
- Short-term projects
- Fast-moving environments
- Exposure to different industries and shops
Many contract machining opportunities also include overtime and per diem support.
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CNC Machining Jobs in Canada
hireCNC continues supporting CNC machining recruitment efforts across both the United States and Canada.
This week’s Canadian opportunities include:
- CNC Mill / Lathe Machinist – Guelph, ON
- CNC Machinist – Surrey, BC
- 5-Axis CNC Programmer – Coquitlam, BC
- 5-Axis CNC Machinist – Mississauga & Burlington, ON
Advanced machining experience — particularly 5-axis machining, programming, and setup capability — continues to remain highly valuable throughout Canadian manufacturing as well.
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CNC Machinist Hiring Outlook
Demand for experienced CNC machinists remains strong heading further into 2026.
While some areas of manufacturing continue experiencing uncertainty, sectors such as aerospace, medical, defense, energy, and high-precision manufacturing continue investing heavily in machining capability.
Shops continue searching for machinists who can:
- Program and set up independently
- Work across multiple machine platforms
- Handle tight-tolerance work
- Contribute to process improvements
- Adapt to high-mix manufacturing environments
As machine shops continue investing in automation, horizontal machining centers, multi-axis equipment, and advanced CAM systems, machinists with strong technical versatility remain in exceptionally high demand.
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