Location: Agawam, Massachusetts
We are looking for a senior machinist who takes ownership, solves problems, protects quality, and wants to help raise the bar in a precision manufacturing environment. Build parts that matter. Build a career that lasts. PTD is growing, improving, and investing in people who want more than a job title.
Why this role stands out
This is not a button-pushing position. It is a senior-level opportunity for a machinist who can independently set up, optimize, and run complex turning work while helping PTD deliver high-performance components for aerospace and other critical industries.
What you will do:
- Set up, prove out, and run multi-axis CNC lathes with confidence and consistency.
- Machine complex, tight-tolerance parts from aerospace-grade materials including titanium, stainless, hardened alloys, and Inconel.
- Read prints, GD&T, work instructions, and customer requirements without needing constant direction.
- Select tooling, workholding, offsets, and machining strategies that protect quality and efficiency.
- Perform in-process inspection and make smart adjustments to hold accuracy and surface finish.
- Work closely with Engineering, Quality, and Production leadership to solve issues early and keep jobs moving in the right direction.
- Support scheduling priorities, communicate job status, and help remove obstacles so the team can deliver on commitments.
- Reinforce safe practices, documentation discipline, and PTD quality expectations across the work area.
- Help coordinate work across the lathe area, support training, answer technical questions, and raise the bar for craftsmanship, accountability, and continuous improvement.
What we are looking for:
- 5-7+ years of CNC lathe setup and operation experience in aerospace or other high-precision manufacturing.
- Strong blueprint reading and GD&T interpretation skills.
- Experience with complex parts, minimal-supervision environments, and high accountability.
- Strong command of cutting tools, offsets, process control, and dimensional verification.
- Okuma and/or Fanuc experience is a plus.
- A mindset built around pride in workmanship, ownership, consistency, and the ability to lead a team with credibility.
Why PTD
PTD manufactures precision turned and milled parts for aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and other demanding industries. The company highlights precision, partnership, and possibility, backed by AS9100/ISO 9001 quality systems, ITAR compliance, advanced machining capability, and value-added finishing support.
What candidates want to know:
- Full-time opportunity in Agawam, Massachusetts.
- Career-minded team environment with real standards and real opportunity to grow.
- Work that supports mission-critical applications where precision matters.
- A company looking for people who share the values, not just the schedule.
Company
Parts Tool & Die, LLC (PTD) is a growing manufacturing leader of precision machined components serving aerospace, defense, oil, gas, microwave technology, industrial and commercial sectors. Our team is committed to producing the highest quality work using the latest state-of-the-art equipment, technology, and manufacturing methods. The company, which serves a global market, is located in Agawam, Massachusetts.
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PTD Core Values
Integrity
Build it with integrity. Do the right thing, keep your word, and be someone others can count on.
Commitment
Be fully committed and stay resilient. Show up, care deeply, and work with purpose.
Teamwork
Own your work and back your team. We succeed together, learn together, and move forward together.
Innovation
Fuel the vision and solve with purpose. Look ahead, tackle problems, and build smarter ways forward.
