CNC Cutter / Grinder – Cutting Tool Reconditioning

🔍At a Glance

Company: MSC Industrial Supply Co.
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Range: $20.19 – $29.03 per hour, based on experience
Overtime: Occasional overtime as needed
Category: Metalworking / CNC Tool Grinding
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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Build a Better Career with MSC

MSC Industrial Supply Co. is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations products and services. With more than 80 years of experience, over 2 million products, and a strong focus on helping manufacturers improve productivity, MSC plays a major role in supporting machine shops and industrial operations across the country.

MSC is hiring a CNC Cutter / Grinder in Goodyear, Arizona. This role focuses on regrinding, reconditioning, and manufacturing cutting tools to print, work order, and customer specifications.

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Why This Role Exists

This position supports MSC’s metalworking operations by helping ensure cutting tools are properly reconditioned, inspected, and returned to service. The CNC Cutter / Grinder plays an important role in maintaining tool quality, accuracy, and consistency for customers who depend on MSC for reliable metalworking solutions.

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The Work You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Regrind, recondition, and/or manufacture cutting tools according to instructions
• Set up CNC grinding equipment and verify proper guarding before starting work
• Read work orders, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, and sample parts
• Determine dimensions, tolerances, operation sequence, and setup requirements
• Start and monitor machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance conditions
• Adjust CNC programs or machine setups as needed
• Navigate CNC software and make program adjustments to grind tools within print specifications
• Inspect finished tools using precision measuring equipment
• Document inspection results professionally
• Return tooling to the proper location after completion
• Maintain an organized and efficient work center
• Support special projects and additional shop duties as needed

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Tools, Equipment & Inspection

You will work with:

• CNC cutter grinding equipment
• CNC grinding software
• Blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and sample parts
• Precision measuring and inspection equipment
• Standard machine shop tools and workholding equipment

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What We’re Looking For

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic math skills
• Ability to read and follow work order instructions
• Ability to use test and measuring equipment
• Ability to perform basic calculations
• Ability to set up and operate various machine tools
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced shop environment
• Ability to train others
• Safety-minded, organized, and dependable

Preferred

• Ability to read and understand blueprints
• Experience inspecting tools to print
• Experience documenting inspection results
• CNC grinding, cutter grinding, or cutting tool reconditioning experience
• Familiarity with metalworking tools and shop environments

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Work Environment

This is a shop-based role, with approximately 95% of working time spent in the shop. The position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and maintain an organized work center. Occasional overtime may be required.

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Pay & Benefits

Pay Range: $20.19 – $29.03 per hour, based on experience

MSC offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support associates and their families, including:

• Healthcare plan options
• 401(k) program
• Stock purchasing program
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Paid holidays, vacation, and illness time
• Associate Inclusion Circles, including Women, Pride, Black, Generational, Veterans, HOLA, and Able

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Why Machinists and Metalworking Professionals Like Working at MSC

MSC offers the stability of a large North American industrial company with deep roots in metalworking. Associates have the opportunity to work around cutting tools, CNC grinding, inspection, and manufacturing support while building a long-term career with strong benefits and growth potential.

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Apply

Interested candidates can apply directly through hireCNC.