CNC Programmer / Machinist
Cincinnati Thermal Spray · Providence, RI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial
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- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Cincinnati Thermal Spray (industrial) in Providence, RI.
- Tools it names
- Robotics, CNC, Machining, Tooling
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 63 live postings that list pay, out of 970 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 863 other live manufacturing postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $72k–$104k, from 98 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ CNC 48%
- ✓ Tooling 45%
- Team leadership 42%
- ✓ Machining 41%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Cincinnati Thermal Spray
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Cincinnati Thermal SprayAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
include drilling, tapping, threading, turning, facing and boring.
- ◆Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed and coolant flow.
- ◆Set up and operate machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
- ◆Performs basic preventive maintenance on the machines.
- ◆Other duties as assigned.
Education / Experience
- ✓CNC offline programming, G-Code .
- ✓Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- ✓High School Diploma or (GED).
- ✓Knowledge of and experience with setting up and operating various makes of machines.
- ✓Experience with using various gauges to measure part features.
- ✓Must be a U.S. Person due to ITAR and Export Control Procedures
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Let us welcome you to be part of our amazing team!
Location: Springfield, NJ
Remote Status: On-Site
# of Openings: 1
- •Programs and edits CNC turning and or milling machines for production efficiency to manufacture parts compliant to drawing specifications.
- •Ability to read blueprints, drawings, specifications and set up requirements.
- •Selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials on machines.
