**🔥 Now Hiring: Skilled Lathe Machinist — Join a High‑Precision, High‑Impact Team!** Are you a detail‑driven machinist who takes pride in precision work? Do you enjoy working with advanced multi‑axis equipment and a variety of materials? If so, we want you on our team! We're looking for an experienced **Lathe Machinist** to operate and maintain complex machinery, perform critical setups, and ensure top‑quality production with extremely tight tolerances. If you thrive in a clean, well‑organized, and team‑oriented environment, this is a great opportunity to grow your career. **🔧 What You’ll Do** + Set up, operate, and maintain **multi‑axis lathe machines** + Perform **tool changes and offsets** + Edit and troubleshoot machine programs using **G & M codes** + Work with diverse materials: **steel, aluminum, plastics** , and more + Inspect parts using precision tools such as: + Microscopes + Micrometers + Comparators + Gauge pins + Thread gauges + Calipers + Hold extremely tight tolerances of **+/‑ 0.0001"** + Complete **1–3 machine setups per week** for production runs of **20 to 10,000 parts** , with run times ranging from short cycles to several hours **🎁 What We Offer** + **Paid vacation** + **401(k)** with company match + **Health, dental, and life insurance** + **Tuition reimbursement** + A stable, supportive team environment where your skills matter **Why You’ll Love Working Here** This role gives you the chance to work with high‑precision equipment, tackle interesting technical challenges, and be part of a team that values craftsmanship and continuous improvement. If you’re looking for a place where your expertise is recognized and rewarded—you’ve found it. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Bloomington, MN. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $40.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Bloomington,MN. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 9, 2026. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.