Careers
Not another
number on a
time card.
B&A has cut precision parts in Connecticut since 1967. Here you run modern machines and own the work end to end — the craft, the pay, and the growth of an established company, without getting lost in the bureaucracy of a big one.
View Open Positions →- 01
Own The Part
You run the machine, you own the part. Setups, offsets, the tenth — it’s yours from bar stock to first article.
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Competitive Pay & Benefits
Fair, skill-based pay with real medical, dental, and vision and a 401(k) match. The package keeps pace with your craft.
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Important Work
Your parts go into aerospace, defense, and medical equipment. Real work, made to matter.
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Room To Grow
A real path from the floor to programming, taught by journeymen who actually teach. We build machinists, not headcount.
The Package
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Medical Benefits
Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family.
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401(k) + Company Match
Company-matching 401(k) to build the retirement you’re earning.
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Paid Vacation
Real time off to rest, recharge, and come back sharp.
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Paid Holidays
Company-paid holidays through the year — no burning PTO.
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Paid Sick Days
Take care of yourself and your family without losing pay.
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Competitive Pay
A competitive hourly rate, commensurate with your experience.
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Training Opportunities & Advancement
Paid training and cross-training across machines, with a clear path to move up as your skills grow.
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Climate-Controlled Shop
Heated and cooled. Clean floors.
Open Positions
Tap a role to see the details ↓
01 Quality Inspector
Quality Full-time 1st Shift
Quality Inspector
Inspect precision-machined components against print and quality standards — first-piece, in-process, and final. You keep every lot accurate and documented under our AS9100D quality system.
What we’re after
- Skilled with calipers, micrometers, gages, and CMM inspection
- Blueprint reading and working knowledge of GD&T
- 3+ years of inspection experience · U.S. Person status required
02 Lathe Setup Machinist
Production Full-time 1st Shift
Lathe Setup Machinist
Set up and operate 2- and 3-axis CNC horizontal lathes to produce precision components. Reporting to the shop President, you read blueprints, run Fanuc controls, and verify production and first-piece dimensions with precision measuring instruments.
What we’re after
- Set up and run 2- and 3-axis CNC horizontal lathes; bar feeding a plus
- Fanuc controls, G-code programming, and blueprint reading; GD&T desirable
- 3+ years of experience · U.S. Person status required
03 Milling Setup Machinist
Production Full-time 1st Shift
Milling Setup Machinist
Set up and operate 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC milling machines to produce precision components. Reporting to the shop President, you read blueprints, run Fanuc controls, and verify production and first-piece dimensions with precision measuring instruments.
What we’re after
- Set up and run 3-, 4-, and 5-axis CNC milling machines
- Fanuc controls, G-code programming, and blueprint reading; GD&T desirable
- 3+ years of experience · U.S. Person status required
Career Advancement
Every hire has a path forward. Master one machine and there’s always a next one — here’s how far the trade can take you at B&A.
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Apprentice
Deburr, setups, and machine time under a journeyman.
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Machinist
Your own cell. Your own setups. Your own first articles.
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Lead Machinist
Run a shift, mentor apprentices, own a family of parts.
Engineering Programmer
Own the process from model to finished part — CAM, fixturing, and proveout.
Cell Lead
Run a cell and a crew. Own throughput, quality, and the people on the floor.
Hiring Process
Apply
Send a resume or just tell us what you’ve run. Two minutes, no cover letter theater.
Interview
A straight conversation about what you’ve run and where you want to take the trade.
Shop Tour & Talk
Walk the floor, meet the crew, and see the iron you’d be running.
Offer
A straight number, real benefits, and a start date. No games.
Don’t see
your seat?
Good machinists are worth making room for. Tell us what you run and we’ll find the seat — or build you one.