CNC Machinist
Location
Wilmington, DE
Wage
$25 – $28.16/hr
Employment Type
Contract
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Posted on September 16, 2026
Job Description
Overview
VARITE is seeking a qualified Lead Technician - Engineering in Wilmington, DE, to provide leadership in parts manufacturing and machine operations. The company specializes in consulting and staffing services for Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies, focusing on scientific and engineering talent.
Responsibilities
- Provide parts manufacturing leadership and knowledge to fabricate specified prototype machine parts.
- Set up machine operations, program tool paths, interpret models, and understand specified design intent.
- Work as part of a team with a focus on customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Prior experience and sound working knowledge of modern machining processes and conventional machining tools.
- Experience programming CNC machines and ensuring machine performance meets design specifications.
- Experience planning and creating holding fixtures, selecting cutting tools, and securing materials onto shop machines.
- Experience adjusting machine settings to optimize part quality.
- Working knowledge of current CAD software packages and file types.
- Technical School preferred, not required.
- 10 or more years of machine shop experience.
- Experience with Manual Machine Shop tools, Bridgeport, tool room lathe, etc.
- Experience with TRAC CNC equipment.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401k
Additional Information
- Location: Wilmington, DE 19803 (Onsite)
- Contract Duration: 12 months with possible extension
- Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card only
Benefits
Health Insurance
401k
How this job compares in Wilmington, DE
Pay in context
At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs across Delaware, where the middle half runs $24–$42/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 18 other active welding openings from 14 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wilmington, or widen the search to Delaware.
The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sargent & Lundy (4) and Aerotek (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. CNC Machinist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.