Machine Shop Helper - TalentZok
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Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.
Immediate opening for a Machine Shop Helper in Vista, CA who possesses:
- Experience using basic hand tools such as hand drills, hammers, screwdrivers, and related shop tools
- Ability to read a tape measure and perform basic math
- Reliable attendance, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn
- Comfort working with your hands in an active machine shop environment
- Manufacturing, machine shop, warehouse, or related experience preferred
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
FULL DESCRIPTION:We are seeking a dependable and hands-on Machine Shop Helper to support machinists and general shop operations for a small manufacturing company in Vista, CA. This temporary opportunity will involve material handling, crate assembly and breakdown, deburring, grinding, basic finishing work, shop cleanup, packaging, and a variety of production-support projects. The ideal candidate will be reliable, mechanically inclined, comfortable using basic hand tools, and eager to learn. For the right person, there may be an opportunity for the assignment to extend or develop into a temp-to-hire position with training toward additional machine shop responsibilities.
The selected candidate will be responsible for:
- Supporting machinists and other team members with general shop and production tasks
- Building and breaking down shipping crates
- Using basic hand tools to complete assigned shop projects
- Grinding down welds and performing basic finishing work
- Deburring machined and fabricated parts
- Cleaning and washing completed parts
- Moving raw materials, work-in-process, and finished components throughout the shop
- Using carts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment as needed
- Operating a forklift after applicable training and certification
- Loading and unloading parts, bar stock, fixtures, and materials as directed
- Sawing and cutting material to length using band saws as trained
- Measuring parts using basic tools such as tape measures, calipers, micrometers, and gauges as trained
- Packaging and labeling finished parts
- Preparing completed orders for shipment
- Maintaining clean and organized work areas
- Sweeping floors and cleaning around machines
- Emptying chip bins and assisting with general shop cleanup
- Helping manage coolant, oil spills, and other shop housekeeping needs according to established procedures
- Restocking tooling, inserts, shop supplies, and consumable materials
- Assisting with inventory counts and material tracking
- Supporting a variety of projects based on daily production needs
- Following verbal and written work instructions
- Following all applicable shop and equipment safety procedures
- Wearing required personal protective equipment at all times
- Assisting machinists and other employees with additional duties as needed
The selected candidate will also possess:
- Previous experience using basic hand tools required
- Ability to read a tape measure required
- Ability to perform basic math required
- Reliable and punctual attendance required
- Strong work ethic required
- Willingness to learn and take direction required
- Positive attitude and team-oriented work style required
- Ability to work independently on assigned responsibilities
- Ability to adapt to different projects and shop priorities throughout the workday
- Previous manufacturing experience preferred
- Machine shop experience preferred, but not required
- Warehouse or material-handling experience preferred
- Familiarity with measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, or gauges preferred
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Ability to successfully complete required background and drug screening
- Ability to work onsite in Vista, CA
- Ability to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Ability to support a temporary assignment that may last several months
- Potential temp-to-hire opportunity may be available based on performance and business needs
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand and walk for the full shift
- Ability to frequently bend, reach, stoop, squat, and move throughout the machine shop
- Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds
- Ability to handle raw materials, machined parts, finished components, crates, tools, and shop supplies
- Ability to perform repetitive deburring, grinding, cleaning, packaging, and material-handling activities
- Ability to safely use hand tools and shop equipment as trained
- Ability to work around machine noise, coolant, oils, metal chips, tooling, and active manufacturing equipment
- Ability to work in a hands-on industrial environment throughout the workday
- Ability to wear safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe boots, and other required PPE
- Ability to maintain safe work practices, situational awareness, and attention to detail throughout the shift
Salary Range: $18 to $20/hour
More information can be found at www.talentzok.com.
TalentZok was founded in 2008 and has been repeatedly recognized as one of San Diego County's fastest growing businesses. In 2025, we were named Business Journal's 'Best Places to Work'. Even as our competitors are scaling back and laying off staff, Simply Biotech is expanding to new markets and hiring additional staff in existing offices.
