- Salary
- $26 – $31/hr
- Location
- Wixom, MI
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Paylocity
Description
Description
Job Title: CNC & Manual Machinist (Tool Steel) – Night Shift
$26.25-$31.25/hr, including Night Shift Premium, plus Weekly Overtime
If you enjoy precision work, problem-solving, and taking ownership of your setups and finished parts, you'll fit right in at Moeller Precision Tool.
Join Moeller Precision Tool and work with state-of-the-art Mazak, DMG Mori, Mitsubishi EDM, and Okamoto equipment in one of Michigan's cleanest, climate-controlled machine shops.
What Makes Moeller Different?
- Comfortable year-round climate-controlled environment.
- CNC milling, turning, grinding, EDM, and manual machining, all under one roof.
- Stable, family-owned company with over 70 years of success and a history of steady employment.
- Long-tenured workforce with an average employee tenure of 11+ years.
- Variety of work - Our machinists work on a wide range of high-precision tooling projects, often producing as few as 1-5 pieces and sometimes runs of 100+ pieces.
- Work with industry-leading equipment including Mazak, DMG Mori, Mitsubishi EDM, Okamoto, Star, and Kitamura machines.
- Opportunities to advance - Many of our machinists have built long-term careers here, progressing into engineering, programming, leadership, and specialty machining roles.
Schedule
- Night Shift: 5:30 PM – 4:00 AM (Mon–Fri)
- Typical: 45–50 hours/week
- Additional overtime opportunities available
- Up to 14 scheduled Saturdays per year (12 PM – 6 PM)
Pay & Benefits
- Starting at $26.25-$31.25/hr (includes $2.25/hr Night Shift Premium)
- Typical annual earnings of approximately $65,000-$90,000+ with overtime.
- On-the-job training provided.
- Consistent overtime available, paid at 1.5× after 40 hours.
- Night shift premium of $2.25.
- Comprehensive BCBS medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits.
- Paid time off plus paid holidays, including an extended year-end shutdown.
- Tool purchase program with discount (personal toolboxes allowed within reasonable size)
What You’ll Do
- Perform full CNC machine setups (tooling, offsets, fixturing)
- Machine tool steel components to tight tolerances
- Read and interpret detailed blueprints
- Set speeds, feeds, and tolerances
- Inspect finished parts to ensure quality standards
What We're Looking For:
- 2+ years of machining experience operating CNC and/or manual machines
- Experience performing CNC machine setups strongly preferred
- Blueprint reading skills
- Knowledge and understanding of quality measurement tools (i.e. caliper, micrometer, indicator, etc.)
- Strong mechanical aptitude and shop math skills.
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience machining tool steel and/or working with Mazatrol or Fanuc controls is a plus
Physical Requirements
- Standing for 8–10 hour shifts
- Frequent movement (walking, bending, lifting)
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
About Moeller Precision Tool
Since 1953, Moeller has been a global leader in precision tooling for industries including automotive, appliance, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We continue to invest in equipment, technology, and employee development. With facilities across North America and Europe, we’re committed to quality, innovation, and developing our people.