Production Machinist

The Production Machinist at Zimmer Biomet is responsible for setting up and operating machines, checking products, and maintaining production quality in accordance with company standards. The role involves non-destructive testing, cell support, mass finishing, injection moulding, and polishing. Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, with two years of machining experience on CNC lathes and/or mills, or four semesters of vocational or high school machine shop training with one year of CNC experience. Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 60 pounds repeatedly and work in a team environment. The position may require up to 5% travel.

The Production Machinist at Zimmer Biomet plays a vital role in supporting the manufacturing process by setting up machines, checking products, and ensuring production items run smoothly within machining areas. This position is responsible for maintaining high standards of quantity and quality, contributing to the company’s mission of enhancing patient mobility through innovative medical technology. The role may also involve additional responsibilities such as non-destructive testing, cell support, mass finishing, injection molding, and polishing. Zimmer Biomet offers a flexible working environment, development opportunities, employee resource groups, and competitive total rewards, fostering a culture of inclusion, recognition, and performance.

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

This position is responsible for setting up machines, checking products, and keeping production items running through machining areas with quantity and quality acceptable to the Zimmer Biomet Standard. May also perform additional responsibilities which include, but are not limited to, non-destructive testing, cell support, mass finishing, injection molding, and polishing.

How You'll Create Impact

• Setup machines, lathes, mills, or machining centers for the production of products.
• Participate in ongoing process improvements.
• Record production through DPI terminal and maintain count cards.
• May perform additional cell responsibilities as necessary.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Must have a working knowledge of precision measuring equipment including mics, calipers, comparators, and indicators.
• Must be able to lift in the 60-pound range repeatedly.
• Must be able to work in a team/cellular environment.
• Must demonstrate ability to perform setup on machines.

Your Background

• High School diploma or GED
• Plus, two years machining experience on CNC lathes and/or mills or have four semesters
• Or verified vocational or high school machine shop training with one year of CNC experience

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

Up to 5%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up machines, lathes, mills, or machining centres for the production of products.
• Play a key role in shaping ongoing process improvements within the machining area.
• Take ownership of checking products and ensuring production items run through machining areas with acceptable quality standards.
• Deliver high-quality support by performing non-destructive testing, cell support, mass finishing, injection moulding, and polishing as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to record production through the DPI terminal and maintain count cards.
• May perform additional cell responsibilities as necessary.

Skills:

• Must have a working knowledge of precision measuring equipment including micrometers, calipers, comparators, and indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to perform machine setup is required.
• Must be able to lift in the 60-pound range repeatedly.
• Ability to work effectively in a team or cellular environment is essential.

Education:

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Alternatively, two years of machining experience on CNC lathes and/or mills or four semesters of machining experience, or verified vocational or high school machine shop training with one year of CNC experience.