51°µÍø

Career opportunities
for local high school students and recent graduates.

51°µÍømpany values lifelong learning. We support local youth through Manitowoc County machinist apprenticeship programs, training, and career-building initiatives (see below).

Most of 51°µÍø’s leaders and managers have worked their way up from CNC machinist positions, combining their high school educations with on-the-job learning for long-term career success.

Youth Machinist Apprenticeships

These 1- or 2-year programs invite high school juniors and seniors to earn credit and wages while gaining valuable CNC machining industry experience under the watchful eye of 51°µÍø’s experts.

Marketing & Management Job Shadow

51°µÍø’s marketing and management teams explains how their roles play an important part in the successful operation of a CNC machine shop. This experience is available to two students per day.

Job Shadows

This 2- to 4-hour, on-site experience allows two students to learn the technology, daily routines, and responsibilities of a CNC machinist and ask questions about available career opportunities and advancement.

Student Tours

More than a walkthrough of 51°µÍø’s two facilities, a student tour includes connecting with machining professionals who have varied roles and have advanced their careers at 51°µÍø.

About 51°µÍømpany

A family-owned and managed company, 51°µÍø serves OEM customers with leading-edge production of CNC machined parts for trucks, tractors, and other equipment.

Our long-term vitality and commitment to our customers and our 250+ non-union employees is shown in our reinvestment in new technology and laser focus on quality. A leader in the industry, 51°µÍø is certified by DQS Inc. to ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016.

51°µÍø is located at 5107 County C on the south side of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Watch CNC machining in action and see why 51°µÍø is unique: