Sr. Special Instrument Machinist (1st shift)

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At MicroPort, we relentlessly strive to master every detail of our medical solutions with the purpose of prolonging and reshaping the lives of patients everywhere. We welcome motivated and talented people who want to join our dynamic and inclusive company, working together to deliver meaningful medical breakthroughs. In order to accomplish this, we hold true to our core values of Quality, Integrity, Accountability, Efficiency, Innovation, Aspiration, Dedication & Collaboration. Come and join Team MicroPort!

Why You'll Love MicroPort

You will find our team atmosphere challenging and rewarding. In addition to working with a world-class team, receiving a competitive base salary and bonus opportunities, our U.S. employees also enjoy the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Maternity Leave, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Bereavement, 401(k) (up to 4% match with vesting from day 1), PTO, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance...and more! At MicroPort, we care about our employees and encourage them to make healthy lifestyle choices and embrace wellness opportunities to maintain their very best health and wellbeing.

This is a 1^st shift position: 6:00am-2:30pm (Monday-Friday)

Overall Summary

A Sr. Special Instrument Machinist is an individual who has mastered and acquired skills and tools necessary to fabricate and develop all custom and prototype components that are pertinent to the growth and future of MicroPort Orthopedics. The incumbent will specialize in the design, development and fabrication of jigs, fixtures, wax injection molds, and all custom components. Excellent work habits, patience, confidence, and teamwork are required of this person in order to produce the highest quality of product possible.

Your duties will include:

1. Evaluate and translate engineering prints to produce precision parts.
2. Operate all required manual equipment, including mills, lathe, drill press, band saw, surface grinder, and have a good working knowledge of all CNC equipment.
3. Plan and set up machining procedure required to product component.
4. Must be able to consistently machine parts with precise dimensions including tolerance of .0001.
5. Must be able to envision the finished product and process of manufacturing a component from start to finish with limited help from the rest of the department.
6. Must be able to perform work without the use of set-up sheets or tooling data.
7. Knowledge of speeds and feeds in relation to the type of material, cutting tool geometry, and tool selection.
8. Must have a working knowledge of writing and proving out CNC programs with limited help from fellow machinists.
9. To assist and instruct lower-level machinists, when needed, and offer ideas and techniques.

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About You

We might be a great match if you have:

YOUR EDUCATION

Required: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred: Technical School Training

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 8 years of machining experience, which may be a combination of trade school, actual machine shop experience, CNC, and manuals. Prior programming experience (Mazak preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years CNC experience, 3 years manuals experience, with 2 years Instrument Services, Customs or Tool & Die or comparable experience.

Visual acuity requirements apply to the role, including peripheral, color, and depth perception.