Trainee Custom Home Superintendent Jobs in Rio Rancho, NM

WANTED: MECHANICS WHO ARE DONE GETTING GREASY

You're under a truck right now, or you will be in two hours. Knuckles cut. Back tight. Boots wet from whatever leaked on the floor this morning.

You're good at it. That's not the problem.

The problem is you've been doing it for ten years, and your body knows it. The shop is loud, dirty, and you go home smelling like a gas station. The work is fine. The life around the work is wearing you down.

We want to talk to you.

WHY YOU

Every skill that makes you a good mechanic is the same skill that makes a good machinist.

You plan the sequence before you start. You feel when something's a quarter-turn off. You own your tools. You don't walk away from a half-finished job.

The machines are different. The software is different. You'll be cutting metal stock instead of pulling a transmission. But the instinct is the same instinct, and it transfers faster than you'd guess.

The guys who made this jump tell us it clicked inside the first month.

WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO

Set up CNC machines. Program tool paths. Load stock. Run the cut. Check the part against spec with a micrometer. Read a blueprint. Think in thousandths.

No two jobs are the same here. We're a prototype shop, which means you're solving a new problem most shifts. You won't be running the same part for eight hours, staring at a clock.

You'll be on your feet. The shop is clean — actually clean, not "clean for a machine shop." No grease under your nails when you go home.

STRAIGHT TALK ON THE FIRST 90 DAYS

A setup might take you an hour before you make a single cut. If you got the setup wrong, that part is scrap, and everyone knows it. You check your own work before it leaves your bench. You speak up when something's off before it becomes the next guy's problem.

If reading that made you tense up — this isn't the right move. No hard feelings. We'd rather you stop here than waste 90 days finding out.

If reading that made you think, yeah, that's how it should be — keep going.

THE PAY LADDER

• Trainee, days 0–90: $18–20/hr. On the clock while you learn. No prior experience needed.
• Machinist, 90 days+: $20–24/hr. Running jobs on your own.
• Experienced Machinist, 12 months+: $24–28/hr. Complex setups, multiple machines.
• Lead Machinist: $28–32/hr. Running the floor.

Your skill drives your pay. We promote from this list. The ceiling is real, and it's worth reaching for.

WHO WORKS OUT HERE

You own mistakes. You don't let a bad part slide because you're tired of looking at it. Rework costs everyone — so we get it right the first time, and when we miss, we say so out loud and fix it.

You treat deadlines like they're real, because the part you finish today is on a client's bench tomorrow.

You flag the problem before it becomes a fire. You help without being asked. You leave the politics at the door.

HOW HIRING WORKS

• Apply. Five minutes.
• 15-minute phone call if your background fits.
• Seven written questions by email. Honest answers beat perfect ones.
• 45-minute conversation in person.
• A shift on the floor with one of our machinists. You see the work. We see how you move.
• Offer if it's a fit for both.

You've read this far. That already separates you from most of the people who saw this posting.

Apply.

$20 - $32 hourly

• Set up and operate CNC machines to spec -- correct tooling, correct offsets, correct sequence -- producing parts that pass inspection the first time.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and CAD/CAM files to understand part requirements before cutting.
• Inspect finished parts using precision measurement tools -- micrometers, calipers, gauges -- and document results accurately.
• Own the workstation and machine -- daily cleanliness, condition checks, and tool organization are part of the job.
• Flag problems early -- communicate with Kendall or senior machinists before a job becomes a scrapped part.
• Participate in ongoing training and skill development -- new programs, new materials, new setups are part of the work.

Required:

• Mechanical background -- professional experience with tools, machinery, or engines.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to our Albuquerque shop.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screening.
• U.S. work authorization

You do NOT need:

• No CNC experience required -- we train from scratch.
• No machining degree or certificate required.
• No aerospace or defense background required.

LAD Engineering is a precision CNC machine shop built around one idea: we solve complexity. When engineers need parts that are hard to manufacture — tight tolerances, unusual geometries, materials that fight back — they come to us. We prototype. We go to production. We ship custom parts and assemblies to customers across the United States. ISO 9001:2015 certified.

We're a small team with high standards and a clear direction. The people here give a shit about the work, communicate directly, and hold each other accountable in a way that makes the shop better. We're in the process of building a team and a reputation that will precede us — and every hire right now is part of that foundation.