West Side Industries

🔎At a Glance

Company Name: West Side Industries

Location: Statesville, North Carolina

Shop Type: Precision CNC Job Shop

Industries Served:

• Aerospace
• Defense
• Oil & Gas
• Industrial Manufacturing

Typical Work:

• High-mix, low-to-medium volume production
• Short-run precision machining
• Build-to-print manufacturing

Machining Capabilities:

• CNC Turning
• CNC Milling
• Swiss-Type Machining
• Mill-Turn
• Screw Machining
• Manual Machining

Materials:

• Aluminum
• Stainless Steel
• Brass
• Tool Steel
• Nickel Alloys
• Titanium
• Engineering Plastics (including PEEK)

Certifications:

• ISO 9001

Shift Environment:

• Day Shift

West Side Industries is a precision CNC machine shop located in Statesville, North Carolina, serving customers across the aerospace, defense, oil & gas, and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Founded in 1943, the company has spent more than 80 years building a reputation for quality, value, and innovation. Today, West Side continues to invest in modern CNC technology while maintaining the craftsmanship and attention to detail that have defined the company for generations.

Operating from a remodeled 10,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, West Side combines experienced machinists, modern equipment, disciplined quality systems, and certified raw materials to deliver reliable precision components for demanding applications.

As an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer, quality and continuous improvement are built into every stage of the machining process.

Machinists at West Side Industries enjoy a wide variety of work rather than repeating the same production job every day.

Typical work includes:

• Setting up and running CNC lathes, Swiss machines, and machining centers
• Producing precision components from customer blueprints
• Performing complete machine setups and program edits
• Conducting first-article and in-process inspections
• Working with both chuck work and bar-fed production
• Collaborating with experienced machinists to maintain quality and on-time delivery

Because West Side serves multiple industries, machinists gain experience across a diverse range of parts, materials, and machining challenges.

West Side Industries offers a broad range of machining services including:

• CNC Turning
• CNC Mill-Turn
• CNC Milling
• Swiss-Type Machining
• Brown & Sharpe Screw Machining
• Prototype & Production Machining
• Build-to-Print Manufacturing
• Manual Machining Operations

CNC Lathes

• Okuma
• Eurotech
• Daewoo
• Accuturn

Capabilities include:

• Up to 3.5" bar capacity
• Mill/Drill turrets
• Y-Axis machining

Swiss-Type Machines

• Tsugami SX20
• Iemca Magazine Bar Loader

CNC Milling

• Okuma
• Kitamura
• Kia
• Brother TC32A with pallet changer

Capabilities include:

• CAT 40 tooling
• 30" travel
• 15,000 RPM spindles
• Haas 4th Axis Servo Indexers

Additional Equipment

• Eight Brown & Sharpe Screw Machines
• Fifteen Manual Machines
• Extensive shop support equipment

West Side Industries maintains strict quality standards through its ISO 9001-certified quality management system.

Inspection equipment includes:

• NIST Traceable Micrometers
• Thread Gages
• Pin Gages
• Indicators
• GageMaster Series 20 Optical Comparator
• Stereo Inspection Microscope
• Certified Inspection Blocks

Machinists are actively involved in first-article inspection, in-process verification, and maintaining the high standards expected by customers in critical manufacturing industries.

Skilled machinists appreciate West Side Industries because of its combination of stability, variety, and investment in quality.

Highlights include:

• More than 80 years of manufacturing experience
• Stable, full-time employment
• Clean, organized 10,000 sq. ft. facility
• Modern Okuma, Tsugami, Kitamura, Brother, Kia, and Eurotech equipment
• ISO 9001-certified manufacturing environment
• Interesting, high-mix machining work
• Opportunity to work across both conventional CNC turning and Swiss machining
• A company committed to continuous investment and long-term growth

West Side Industries is currently hiring for:

• CNC Machinist – Okuma & Tsugami Swiss Setup

Explore current opportunities and discover what it's like to build your machining career with one of North Carolina's long-established precision manufacturing companies.

CNC Machining Careers in Statesville, NC

If you're looking for CNC machinist jobs in Statesville, NC, West Side Industries offers the opportunity to work on modern equipment, machine precision components for critical industries, and grow your career in a stable, quality-focused manufacturing environment.