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Remote | Senior Machinist / Construction & Field Ops Lead — $55–$100/hour

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience in a relevant technical or field discipline
  • Extensive experience interpreting technical drawings and field plans
  • Strong understanding of machining drawings and GDT
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Review advanced machining drawings and technical specifications
  • Evaluate construction plan sheets and field documentation
  • Interpret drilling and mine plans
  • Review fire and building plans against applicable U.S. standards

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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24-MAG

Business Consulting & Services

Company details

IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for experienced senior machinists, construction superintendents, drilling and mining professionals, field-operations leaders, and related technical experts with deep experience interpreting drawings, plans, GD&T, CNC documentation, and regulated field requirements.

Selected professionals will review advanced technical drawings and operational plans, assess their accuracy and practicality, identify missing or unclear information, and provide detailed real-world feedback grounded in shop-floor and field experience. No prior AI experience is required; practical technical judgement and the ability to explain complex decisions clearly are the primary qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

Machining Drawings & GD&T Review

  • Review advanced machining drawings and technical specifications
  • Interpret Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing requirements
  • Identify unclear, incomplete, or impractical drawing details
  • Assess drawings from a real-world manufacturing perspective
  • Provide detailed feedback on fit, tolerance, and production considerations

CNC Setup & Programming Analysis

  • Review CNC setup and programming documentation
  • Evaluate machining strategies and setup decisions
  • Identify potential programming or process issues
  • Explain troubleshooting approaches for common machining challenges
  • Apply practical knowledge of CNC processes and shop-floor execution

Construction & Field Plan Review

  • Evaluate construction plan sheets and field documentation
  • Identify missing information or potential implementation issues
  • Assess whether plans are clear and practical for field execution
  • Apply superintendent-level judgement to complex site scenarios
  • Recommend improvements based on real-world construction experience

Drilling, Mining & Regulatory Interpretation

  • Interpret drilling and mine plans
  • Assess plans for technical accuracy and operational feasibility
  • Identify relevant regulatory or safety considerations
  • Apply practical field knowledge to complex planning scenarios
  • Explain how plan details translate into field execution

Fire, Building & Technical Communication

  • Review fire and building plans against applicable U.S. standards
  • Identify safety, compliance, or clarity concerns
  • Explain technical findings in precise written form
  • Communicate field and shop reasoning clearly in verbal discussions
  • Contribute domain expertise grounded in authentic industry practice

Ideal Profile

  • 10+ years of professional experience in a relevant technical or field discipline
  • Background as a master machinist, construction superintendent, drilling engineer, mine planner, cabinetmaker, fire officer, or comparable senior practitioner
  • Extensive experience interpreting technical drawings and field plans
  • Strong understanding of machining drawings and GD&T
  • Expertise in CNC programming, setup, and machining processes
  • Experience reviewing construction plans and field-execution documentation
  • Ability to interpret drilling or mining plans where relevant
  • Strong familiarity with U.S. construction, fire, or mining codes and standards
  • Experience reviewing fire or building plans with a safety and compliance focus
  • Strong troubleshooting and practical problem-solving capabilities
  • Ability to identify missing, ambiguous, or unrealistic technical information
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and concisely
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to technically grounded work
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote professional environment
  • No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required

Engagement Details

  • Independent contractor engagement
  • Fully remote
  • U.S.-based professionals are preferred
  • Compensation: $55–$100/hour
  • Work will involve technical drawing interpretation, field-plan review, CNC analysis, GD&T evaluation, and operational reasoning
  • Assignments may span machining, construction, drilling, mining, fire protection, and building-plan contexts
  • Strong practical experience translating drawings and plans into real-world execution is central to the engagement
  • Contributors will be expected to provide precise written and verbal explanations supporting their conclusions
  • Project materials, technical disciplines, and review scenarios may vary depending on project requirements
  • Work must be completed without using confidential, proprietary, export-controlled, classified, customer-restricted, or otherwise protected drawings, plans, programs, field documentation, or technical information belonging to any employer, client, government entity, institution, or other third party

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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