Machinist, 3rd shift
Posted Aug 13, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a time you caught a quality problem in your own work before it left your station.
self-inspection discipline, which matters more without a supervisor hovering on nights
Have you ever had to inspect or sign off on another machinist's parts? How did you handle it if something was off?
comfort with peer accountability and whether they'd flag a coworker's mistake rather than let it slide
Tell me about a time you had to switch between running multiple machines or move between departments in one shift.
adaptability and whether they can keep quality up while task-switching
Technical
Walk me through how you set up a job on a CNC lathe or mill starting from a blueprint and a setup sheet, from the first piece of tooling you touch to the first part off the machine.
whether the candidate actually understands the full setup sequence, not just running a machine someone else set up
Tell me about the tightest tolerance you've had to hold in a job and how you made sure you stayed inside it, part after part.
real experience with precision work versus general machine operation
How do you check and re-cut or install chuck jaws, and how do you know when they need attention in the first place?
depth of hands-on tooling knowledge versus surface familiarity
What's your experience making minor program adjustments at the control, and can you give an example of an edit you made and why?
whether they can safely touch programs without being a full programmer, and know their limits
This role runs different combinations of CNC lathe, CNC mill, and resistance spot welding. Which of these have you actually run, and where would you say you're strongest?
honest self-assessment of machine breadth versus depth
What's your experience entering data into an ERP system as part of your daily routine?
basic system fluency so they don't need hand-holding on documentation
Without a calculator, how would you figure feed rate or check a dimension against a blueprint tolerance on the shop floor?
basic math fluency required for the job's stated qualification
Situational
Say you're mid-run at 2am and the part starts drifting slightly out of tolerance. What do you actually do before you keep running parts?
judgment under low-supervision conditions and whether they'd rather stop and check than keep production moving
Third shift here runs 10pm to 6am, and you might train on days first. How do you handle the adjustment to overnight hours, and what's your attendance record been like in past jobs?
realistic self-knowledge about night-shift sustainability, since the posting stresses reliability
This work supports aerospace and defense parts. What does that mean to you in terms of how you treat documentation and traceability compared to other industries you've worked in?
understanding that regulated, safety-critical parts demand more rigor than general manufacturing
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