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Machinist - 2nd Shift in Tacoma

Date Posted: 25 September 2026

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Machinist – 2nd Shift

Do you enjoy figuring out how to make the part, not just loading a machine and pressing cycle start?

I’m recruiting an experienced Machinist for an established industrial equipment manufacturer. This is a 2nd-shift, job-shop environment with a good mix of CNC and manual machining.

You’ll work on one-off parts and small production runs, setting up and operating mills and lathes, reading engineering drawings, making G/M-code adjustments, and inspecting your own work.

We’re looking for someone with:

  • 3+ years of job-shop machining experience
  • CNC setup and programming experience
  • Manual machining skills
  • Mills and lathes
  • G/M-code knowledge
  • GD&T and blueprint reading
  • Micrometers, calipers and bore gauges
  • Experience machining a variety of materials

If you’re a machinist who likes variety, challenging parts and doing more than repetitive production work, I’d like to talk with you.

Interested? Send me a resume or message me directly for a confidential conversation.

David McKnight | gpac  |  608-514-9815  |  david.mcknight@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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