Factory Operator, Weekend Shift | Nox Metals | Detroit, MI

American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it.

Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

We need a Factory Operator on weekend shift to keep the floor running while the rest of the country is off. American factories do not stop, and neither do we. Nox Metals is an employer with real opportunity for long term career growth, this is a place to build a career, not just hold a job.

Shift hours: Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

You will:

• Operate industrial saws, bandsaws, CNC equipment, and material handling systems

• Load, measure, cut, and inspect aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to spec

• Run forklifts and overhead cranes

• Follow cut lists and production schedules with precision

• Take a clean handoff from the weekday team and leave the floor ready for Monday

• Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders

• Package, label, and stage outbound shipments

• Record cut data and job completions in our software systems, accurately, every time

• Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear

• Look at every process and figure out how to make it better

• Keep the floor clean, organized, and ready for the next job

• Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard

You are:

• Knowledgeable or experienced in a factory, metals service center, bandsaws, industrial saws, CNC equipment, or skilled trades

• Committed to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE, and never cut corners that put people at risk

• High attention to quality, every cut, every cert, every shipment

• Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"

• Absolutely customer obsessed, delivery timelines matter because customers are counting on them

• A team player with a good attitude, you make the shift better for everyone around you

• Someone who takes ownership, if it is your shift, it is your responsibility

• Precise under pressure and reliable, the weekend runs because you show up ready

• Self-directed, you can run the floor with a smaller team and keep production moving

• Comfortable with software, we track everything digitally and you will too

• Organized and detail oriented

• High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed

• Low ego, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get done

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and operate heavy equipment on your feet for a full shift

• Happy to work weekends as your primary schedule

• Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it

• Never says "that's not my job"

Nice to have:

• Experience in metals, aluminum, or aerospace/defense supply chains

• Forklift and/or overhead crane certification

• Background in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

This role is full time, in person in Detroit.