Job ID: RK5253671117
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Category: Industrial & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 11/26/2025
Machinist Manual Lathe | $25-27 per hour | Monday-Friday / 6 am-2:30 pm
What Matters Most
- Competitive Pay of $25-27 per hour, depending on your experience
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6 am-2:30 pm
- Milwaukee, WI
- Temporary-to-hire opportunity with career growth and stability
- Weekly Pay with direct deposit or pay card
- When you work through The Reserves Network, you are eligible to enroll in dental, vision, and medical insurance as well as 401K, direct deposit, and our referral bonus program
Job Description
As a skilled manual Machinist with experience operating a Manual Lathe. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in precision machining, the ability to interpret blueprints, and a commitment to producing high-quality work in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities:
- Set up and operate a manual lathe to produce precision components
- Measure and inspect finished components using measuring instruments (e.g., micrometers, calipers, gauges).
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine machining operations, dimensions and tolerances
- Perform routine maintenance on machines and ensure they operate efficiently
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Be fully knowledgeable in work holding and clamping for milling, drilling, tapping, and boring utilizing a manual lathe.
- Ability to read and understand blueprints, micrometers, and a ruler to produce parts.
- Be familiar with different alloy materials and the tooling, speeds, and feeds required for machining the different alloys
- Possess the math skills to calculate angles, bolt circles, and any other equations required to accomplish machining tasks
- Have own tools that accommodate setup, deburring, tool changing, and measuring for all phases of operation.
- Be proficient in the use of overhead cranes
Benefits and Perks:
- $25-27 per hour
- Medical Benefits
- Opportunity for a wage increase after 90 days, and then yearly.
- Training & Growth
Your New Organization:
Our client offers its customers a quality service-oriented company specializing in a modern precision machine shop with the capability of producing products for clients to meet an almost endless variety of requirements including Machining, Metal Fabrication, and Electrical Panel Wiring. Join a team that values its employees and provides competitive compensation. Enjoy health, vision, and dental insurance plans.
Your Career Partner:
The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned company, specializes in connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. With extensive industry experience, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your professional goals and shine in your field. The Reserves Network values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal-opportunity employer, we foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust in every aspect of employment.
The base salary range for this position is $26.00-$30.00, excluding benefits, bonuses, or other compensation. Your final salary will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and internal pay equity. Please note, hiring at the top of the range is uncommon to allow room for future salary growth.
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