CNC Setup Machinist (Relocation Offered) $5000 Sign-on Bonus! Large-Part Mill / Lathe| 2nd Shift
🔎At a Glance
Company: Bay Cast Inc.
Location: Bay City, Michigan
Job Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire
Relocation Reimbursement: Yes!
Sign-on Bonus: $5000
Pay Range: $1,1045 – $1,830/week Minimum (DOE)
Shift: 2nd Shift | Monday–Friday | 4:30pm–3:00am
Overtime: Required
Experience Level: Mid–Senior | Setup Machinists
Industry: Aerospace, Defense, Heavy Manufacturing
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Why This Role Exists
Bay Cast is growing and adding multiple CNC Setup Machinists to support increasing demand across aerospace, defense, and large-format machining programs.
This isn't repetitive production work. Bay Cast operates in a true high-mix machining environment where nearly every job is different. You'll help machine oversized, complex components—including rocket-related tooling and large structural parts—for customers that include major names in aerospace.
If you're a setup machinist who enjoys problem solving and wants work that stays interesting, this shop was built for it.
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The Work You'll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
- Set up and operate CNC mills or lathes in a high-mix environment
- Perform 1–2 setups per shift
- Load programs and make edits at the machine as needed
- Select tooling, set offsets, and verify setups
- Read blueprints and inspect completed work
- Troubleshoot machining issues and adjust offsets, tooling, feeds, and speeds
- Work closely with programmers and other machinists to improve efficiency
- Safely handle large-format workpieces using overhead lifting equipment
Unlike production environments, you'll typically focus on one machine and one project at a time.
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Machines, Controls & Software
You'll work with equipment including:
Machines:
- Hyundai Wia Mills
- Reco Mills
- Faro Lathes
- Large-format CNC machining equipment
Controls:
- Fanuc
Software:
- Mastercam
Inspection Equipment:
- Standard precision inspection tools
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Materials & Parts You'll Work With
You’ll machine large-format and complex components used across:
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Civil engineering applications
- Rocket tooling and oversized structures
Part sizes regularly include:
Mills: 3' x 10' and larger
Lathes: 6–8 ft diameter parts
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What We're Looking For
Required:
- Experience as a CNC Setup Machinist
- Strong understanding of setups, tooling, offsets, and troubleshooting
- Ability to read blueprints
- Experience running mills or lathes
- Comfortable working in a high-mix job shop environment
- Reliable and safety-minded
Preferred (Not Required):
- Fanuc experience
- Mastercam exposure
- Large-part machining experience
- Overhead crane experience
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing background
Bay Cast is open to machinists coming from either mill or lathe backgrounds and can train on specific equipment.
What matters most: true setup experience—not button pushing.
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Why Machinists Like Working Here
Machinists choose Bay Cast because:
- Nearly every job is different
- Work on large-format aerospace and defense projects
- Opportunity to support programs tied to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin
- One machine at a time—not bouncing between multiple cells
- Growth-driven hiring with long-term opportunity
- Modern equipment and Mastercam programming support
- Flexible PTO negotiation for top talent
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Pay, Benefits & Schedule
Pay:
$1,045 - $1,830/wk minimum (DOE)
PTO: Open to negotiation
- Up to 72 hours accrued during Year 1
- Increases to 80 hours after Year 2
- Additional PTO earned over tenure
- Top-tier machinists may negotiate PTO
Benefits package available during hiring process.
Schedule:
2nd Shift: Monday–Friday
4:30pm–3:00am
Overtime: Required
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Interested machinists can apply directly through hireCNC.
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Years of experience
- Intermediate / Senior
Salary range
- $1,045 - $1,830 per week
CNC Controls Experience
- Fanuc
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