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Posted 24 July, 2026

CNC Milling Machinist

Chipton Ross Inc.
Tulsa, OK, US Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

DURATION: 12 Months


DESCRIPTION:

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Milling Machine Machinist 2 for a contract opportunity in Palmdale, CA.


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

o High School diploma or equivalent and 2-5 years experience.

o CNC Mill Experience.

o CNC Lathe Experience.

o Programming (MCAM).

o 10% Travel.


POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Looking for a Milling Machine Machinist 2 to support our Tooling department.

Responsibilities

Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances. Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Exclude general, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

o 5 Axis Machining.

o Live tooling for CNC Lathe.

o Wire EDM.

o SNK 5 Axis.


REQUIRED EDUCATION:

High School Diploma/GED is required.

School must be accredited.


WORK HOURS:

Full-Time 4/10 workweek. 2nd shift, 3PM - 1:30 AM. Monday- Thursday. This position will serve on-site at Palmdale CA.


Company Description
Join Chipton-Ross, one of the nation's leading staffing firms supporting the aerospace, defense, engineering, and technology industries.