Wire EDM & CNC Machinist
AI Summary
Wires and programs wire EDM machines, sets up and runs CNC mills and lathes, designs fixtures, performs first-piece inspections, and logs data for precision medical parts in a 50-hour weekly shift.
About this role
Overview
We're hiring a Wire EDM Programmer / Machinist for our precision medical machine shop.
You'll program, set up, and run wire EDM machines on high-mix, low-volume jobs, machining complex medical parts to tight tolerances. You'll own each job from print to first-piece inspection — programming the cut, designing and building the fixturing, indicating parts in, and running the machine. You'll also set up and run CNC mills and lathes, often operating multiple machines at once.
You don't need to walk in able to run every machine. We hire for fundamentals and teach the rest.
Why Join Us
- Hone Your Craft: Master wire EDM, 5-axis, mill-turn, and Swiss-style machining under one roof
- Own the Whole Process: Program, fixture, cut, and inspect your work, start to finish
- Free Medical: 100% company-paid medical care
Hiring on 1st Shift
- Monday - Friday
Compensation
- $70-$75k / yr
- Standard 50 hour week (automatic overtime)
- Paid hourly
Responsibilities
- EDM Programming: Program wire paths, skim passes, tapers, and offsets from prints.
- Fixture Design: Design and build EDM workholding for low-volume medical parts.
- EDM Setups: Square and indicate fixtures, pick up edges, thread wire.
- CNC Setups: Independent setups and fixture changeouts on mills and lathes.
- Multi-Machine Operation: Run EDM alongside mills and lathes at the same time.
- Inspection: First-piece inspections using gages, CMMs, and Keyence vision systems.
- Documentation: Log dimensional data and reports in Epicor MRP.
- Maintenance: Maintain coolants, dielectric water, wire, guides, and filters daily.
Requirements
Qualifications
Required
- 2+ years wire EDM programming and setup experience
- Able to indicate fixtures to tight positional tolerances
- Experience designing or building EDM fixtures
- CNC milling and/or lathe setup experience
- Strong blueprint and part print reading
- Proficiency with micrometers, calipers, and pin gages
- Basic CMM operation for part inspection
Preferred
- CAD/CAM EDM programming: Esprit, Mastercam, or PEPS
- Makino, Sodick, Mitsubishi, Fanuc, or GF wire EDM experience
- 4-axis, small-wire, and lights-out EDM experience
- Medical, aerospace, automotive, or military industry experience
- Experience working in ISO 9001 shops
- Strong GD&T and CMM reporting skills
- Hands-on 5-axis milling experience