We’ve come a long way since 1889, when J.C. Steele founded this company with a better way of making bricks. Today, we’re a vertically integrated manufacturer and solution provider, specializing in adding value to tough raw materials for customers in heavy clay, metals, minerals and mining.

Join the People Who Make Steele
AVAILABLE POSITIONS WITH STEELE
We’ve listed a summary of our open positions below. Full job descriptions are available through Steele’s Human Resources department.
If you’re interested in one of these opportunities, please send your resume to Kim Goodman at kgoodman@jcsteele.com.
Manual Machinist
Pay Range: Based on skills and versatility
Job Summary: Hourly Non-exempt Position
This position is responsible for setup and operating manually controlled machines and running parts in a production environment with minimal supervision. Must have experience on conventional lathes.
CNC Machinist
Pay Range: Based on skills and versatility
Job Summary: Hourly Non-exempt Position
This position is responsible for setup and operating CNC lathes and/or CNC Machining Centers and run parts in a production environment. Must have experience on CNC lathes or Machining Centers and able to accomplish a variety of set-ups.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, a 401k with matching up to six percent, bonuses when the company does well and opportunities for advancement.
We do these things to attract and keep great people. Why? Because Steele makes machines — but it’s our people who make the company.

Learn more about jobs in the Steele foundry.
Learn more about metalworking jobs in the Steele shop.
Learn more about Steele — the company and the people who make it.
Steele — Employment at a Glance:
- A global business headquartered in Statesville, NC with ten locations and 400+ employees worldwide
- Opportunities for both salaried and hourly positions
- Salaried
- Executive
- Sales
- Engineering
- Administrative
- Logistics
- Hourly
- Foundry workers
- Machinists
- Metalworkers
- Welders
- Skilled assembly craftsmen
- Warehouse operations
- Four 10-hour days for production positions (the “farm schedule”)
- Competitive pay and benefits
- 401k with matching up to 6 percent
- Profit-sharing bonus plan
- Medical and dental insurance, plus an on-site healthcare clinic for preventive care
- Life and long-term disability insurance

Our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Statesville, North Carolina. We have operations in Australia and Germany, a sister company in Colorado, and a global network of sales and service representatives.
Candidates interested in executive, sales, engineering or administrations positions should send their resume with a cover letter to Kim Goodman, Human Resources Manager, at kgoodman@jcsteele.com (no phone calls, please).

