MAAG

🔎 At a glance

Company name: MAAG Reduction, Inc.
Location: Kent, Ohio
Shop type: OEM manufacturing facility
Industries served: Polymer • Chemical • Petrochemical • Pharmaceutical • Food
Production focus: Precision tooling and equipment components
Machining capabilities: Surface grinding • OD grinding • Precision machining
Parent company: MAAG Group
Address: 235 Progress Boulevard, Kent, OH 44240

🏭 About MAAG Reduction

MAAG Reduction, Inc. is part of MAAG Group, a global manufacturer of equipment and integrated process-technology solutions for the polymer, chemical, and petrochemical industries.

MAAG Group combines several established product brands specializing in gear pumps, filtration systems, pelletizing systems, pulverizers, recycling systems, and measurement and control technology. Its equipment supports demanding industrial applications involving polymer production, compounding, extrusion, recycling, and other processing operations. MAAG solutions are also used within the pharmaceutical and food industries.

At the company’s Kent, Ohio facility, skilled machinists manufacture precision tooling and components used throughout the MAAG product line. The work requires close attention to blueprints, dimensions, tolerances, surface finishes, and final inspection requirements.

This is an environment where machining quality directly affects the reliability and performance of specialized industrial equipment. Team members are expected to take ownership of their work, collaborate with others, solve problems independently, and maintain strong safety and quality standards throughout every stage of production.

As part of a global manufacturing organization, MAAG Reduction offers machinists the stability of an established company along with opportunities to perform specialized, hands-on precision work.

👍 Why you’ll like working here

MAAG Reduction offers the opportunity to build a machining career around skilled, detail-oriented work rather than basic machine operation.

Machinists are trusted to interpret complex blueprints, select the appropriate tooling and machining methods, adjust operating parameters, and inspect their own work. This gives experienced team members meaningful responsibility throughout the manufacturing process.

Depending on the position, employees may also benefit from alternative schedules such as a three-day weekend shift, providing four days off each week while maintaining full-time pay.

Additional reasons to consider MAAG include:

• Precision tooling and component manufacturing
• Specialized surface and OD grinding work
• Independent problem-solving opportunities
• Collaborative shop environment
• Strong emphasis on quality and safety
• Stable global parent organization
• Comprehensive employee benefits
• Tuition assistance and development support
• Work supporting equipment used around the world

⚙️ What you’ll be working on

Machinists at MAAG Reduction help produce the high-quality precision tooling and components required for MAAG equipment.

The work may involve surface grinding, OD grinding, and operating other machine shop equipment to manufacture components according to detailed engineering drawings. Machinists review blueprints, determine dimensional and tolerance requirements, select tooling, establish machining parameters, and identify efficient methods for completing each job.

Quality is built into every stage of the process. Machinists perform dimensional and visual inspections using precision measuring instruments, document production and quality information, and verify that finished components meet all applicable requirements.

This work is well suited to machinists who enjoy close-tolerance manufacturing, hands-on problem-solving, and taking responsibility for a component from setup through final inspection.

⭐ Shop highlights

• Precision tooling manufacturing
• Surface and OD grinding
• Blueprint-driven machining
• Hands-on setup and process responsibility
• In-process and final inspection
• Global manufacturing organization
• Collaborative team environment
• Strong safety culture
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Alternative weekend schedules for select positions

🛠️ Machines & technology

MAAG Reduction operates a precision machine shop supporting the manufacture of tooling and components for its equipment product lines.

Core capabilities associated with current opportunities include:

Precision grinding

• Surface grinding
• OD grinding
• Grinding wheel and tooling selection
• Speeds, feeds, and depth-of-cut adjustments
• Close-tolerance finishing

General machining

• Blueprint-based machine setup
• Precision component manufacturing
• Cutting-tool selection
• Process and workflow optimization
• Production and quality documentation

📏 Quality & inspection

Quality is a central part of the machining process at MAAG Reduction. Machinists interpret technical drawings, monitor dimensional and surface-finish requirements, and perform visual and dimensional inspections using precision measuring instruments.

Employees are expected to verify their own work, accurately document production data, and maintain compliance with customer and company requirements. The facility also emphasizes preventive safety practices designed to protect employees, equipment, materials, and the environment.

💼 Current CNC career opportunities

• CNC Grinder Machinist – Surface & OD Grinding (Weekend Shift)

View current opportunities and apply through hireCNC.