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Milling Machinist - Additive

Cretex

Coon Rapids, MNFull-time$21.2–40.67/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$21.2–40.67/hr
Location
Coon Rapids, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Cretex is hiring a Milling Machinist - Additive. The CNC Machinist operates CNC machines to support the manufacture of components and devices for the medical device industry. This role involves performing quality inspections, preventative maintenance, and tool changes on milling and lathe CNC machines. A sign-on bonus is available, dependent on the level of experience.

Key focus areas include Operate milling & lathe CNC machines, Perform quality inspection on completed parts, and Perform preventative maintenance on milling & lathe CNC machines to ensure consistent machine performance.

Successful candidates bring Strong Math Background, Understanding Of Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing (GD&T), and Ability To Read And Interpret Blueprints. Important skills include Operate Milling CNC Machines, Operate Lathe CNC Machines, Quality Inspection, Preventative Maintenance, Tool Changes, and Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing (GD&T). Preferred (not required): Machining Medical Components, Machining Medical Devices, Machining Medical Instruments, and Working With Tight Tolerances.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operate Milling CNC MachinesOperate Lathe CNC MachinesQuality InspectionPreventative MaintenanceTool ChangesGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Read and Interpret BlueprintsUsing a MicroscopeRead MicrometerRead CaliperMachine MathShop MathMachining Medical ComponentsMachining Medical DevicesMachining Medical InstrumentsWorking With Tight TolerancesProgramming Milling CNC MachinesSet-Up on Milling CNC MachinesTroubleshooting Milling CNC Machines

Qualifications

Operator Experience With Milling or Lathe CNC MachinesStrong Math Background

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

rms Company provides contract manufacturing of high-quality, tight-tolerance medical implants, components and sub-assemblies using cutting-edge technology. rms is part of the Cretex Medical family of companies. Learn more at www.rmsmachining.com and www.cretexmedical.com.

CNC Machinist Position Summary

  • The CNC Machinist operates CNC machines to support the manufacture of components and devices for the medical device industry.

  • Shifts Available: 1st Shift Mon- Thurs 5:30 am - 3:30 pm

Sign-On Bonus Available: $1,000-$5,000 dependent on level of experience!

Responsibilities

CNC Machinist Duties and Responsibilities

  • Operate milling & lathe CNC machines

  • Perform quality inspection on completed parts

  • Perform preventative maintenance on milling & lathe CNC machines to ensure consistent machine performance

  • Complete tool changes

Qualifications

CNC Machinist Position Requirements

  • Operator experience with milling or lathe CNC machines

  • Strong math background, preferable in machine math/shop math

  • Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints

  • Experience using a microscope

  • Ability to read measurement equipment such as micrometer, caliper, pressure micrometer

CNC Machinist Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Machining experience with medical components, devices, or instruments

  • Previous experience with tight tolerances

  • Programming experience with Milling CNC Machines

  • Experience with set-up on Milling CNC Machines

  • Experience in troubleshooting of Milling CNC Machines

rms Company Benefits

As a Cretex Medical company, rms offers a full benefit package to its employees. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance options. rms also offers a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, profit sharing, short- term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, and an onsite medical clinic.

rms Company also offers company specific benefits, such as:

  • Onsite Clinic

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Monthly Social Events

  • Annual Employee Appreciation Week

  • Volunteer Opportunities

  • Training and Development Opportunities

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Wellness Program

Cretex Companies use cutting oils, solvents, and other chemicals in the manufacturing process. Testing is conducted on a periodic basis to ensure that all chemicals are kept well below the OSHA permissible exposure levels.

Pay Range

USD $21.20 - USD $40.67 /Hr.

Pay Range Details

This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade, based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full hiring range is shared for transparency,offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.

Company Benefits

All Employees:

Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees.

20+hours:

Cretex’s medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20+ hours/week.

30+ hours:

Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30+ hours per week.

(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)

Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, family status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected status as required by law.

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment and eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visitwww.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

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Job LocationsUS-MN-Coon Rapids

ID 2026-6336

Category Operations

Position Type Regular Full-Time

How this job compares

Set against the 853 open Machinist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21.2–40.67/hr
  • Minnesota median$27–36/hr38 hourly ranges
  • US median$27–36/hr391 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $30.94/hr, is close to the Minnesota median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the middle half of Machinist hourly ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 45 open Machinist jobs in Minnesota and 853 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Machinist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (561 postings).
Education
4 of the 853 open Machinist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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