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CNC Machine Operator – Full-Time Rotational Shifts

Location: Guelph, Ontario
Position Type: Full-Time / Long-Term
Pay Rate: Starting at $23.06/hour (commensurate with experience) + $1.00/hour Shift Premium (Afternoons & Nights)

Ready to take your machining expertise to the next level with an industry-leading manufacturing team in Guelph?

Randstad Canada is actively seeking a skilled and reliable CNC Machine Operator to join a premier production facility. If you take pride in mechanical precision, thrive in high-standard safety environments, and want steady hours with transparent wage progression, this role is built for you.

Advantages
- Competitive Earning Potential: Base pay starts at $23.06/hr, with higher starting rates available based on your verified hands-on expertise.
- Generous Shift Premium: Receive an additional +$1.00/hour on all scheduled afternoon and night shifts.
- Consistent Full-Time Hours: Reliable 40-hour work weeks within a modern, well-ventilated, and safety-focused Guelph plant.
- Top-Tier Machinery: Expand your technical skill set operating modern horizontal and vertical CNC machining centers with Fanuc controls.

- Career Growth & Stability: Clear training modules, performance reviews, and internal advancement opportunities with a reputable local employer.
- Dedicated Recruiter Support: Direct partnership with Randstad’s specialized Industrial & Logistics recruitment experts who champion your career.
- Commuter Friendly: Free on-site parking and accessible via local Guelph transit routes.

Responsibilities
- Equipment Operation & Setup: Safely operate, calibrate, and monitor vertical and horizontal Fanuc-controlled CNC mills to fabricate close-tolerance precision components.
- Blueprint Reading: Interpret mechanical drawings, engineering schematics, and job routers to ensure accurate tool offsets, specifications, and setups.
- Quality Assurance: Carry out frequent in-process measurements using precision inspection tools (micrometers, vernier calipers, depth gauges, and height gauges).
- Pre-Flight Checks & Maintenance: Inspect cutting tools, fluids/coolant levels, fixtures, and emergency safety guards prior to initiating production cycles.
- Troubleshooting: Recognize machine alarms, unusual noises, or tooling wear early; execute minor offset adjustments or coordinate with the maintenance crew.
- Shop Safety & 5S: Follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols and 5S housekeeping standards to keep work areas clean, compliant, and accident-free.
- Documentation & Handovers: Maintain accurate shift logs, record scrap counts, and provide detailed status handoffs to incoming operators.
- Rotational Schedule: Work on a rotating 3-shift basis: Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Afternoon Shift: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Night Shift: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Qualifications
- Proven experience setting up and operating CNC milling equipment (vertical or horizontal) in a manufacturing or machine shop setting.
- Working knowledge of Fanuc CNC controls, including cycle starts, program verification, and offset inputs.
- Complete flexibility and commitment to rotate across Days, Afternoons, and Nights.
- Comfort performing tactile physical tasks: standing throughout shifts and lifting up to 40–50 lbs as needed during part loading/unloading.
- High school diploma, OSSD, or equivalent technical/vocational training in machining or manufacturing technology.
- High commitment to workplace safety, punctual attendance, and active team communication in English (written and verbal).
- Possession of CSA-approved steel-toed work boots and adherence to mandatory PPE policies.

Summary
Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Machining Career? Top manufacturing roles in Guelph fill quickly—don't let this opportunity pass you by.

Connect with our dedicated skilled trades recruitment team today through any of these 3 easy options:
- Apply Directly: Click the Apply Now button on this job board to submit your resume immediately.
- Apply via the Randstad App: Download the Randstad App (available on iOS and Android) to apply in seconds and track your application status in real time.
- Browse Our Website: Visit randstad.ca to create your candidate profile and explore hundreds of other skilled trades and manufacturing openings tailored to your goals.

*Note: This is a general posting for future talent needs at Randstad. By applying, you agree to be added to our talent pool and may be contacted for a general screening as new positions arise.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to View email address on randstad.com to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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