5-Axis CNC Setup Machinist (Contract) – Medical Devices (Matsuura MX-520)

🔎At a Glance

Company: BPI Medical
Location: Fife, WA (On-Site)
Job Type: Contract (W-2 preferred; compliant independent business OK)
Duration: 90 days
Pay Range: Up to $45/hour (DOE)
Per Diem: $150/day
Shift: 8-hour day shift (OT available)
Overtime: Available
Travel: Traveling candidates welcome — travel/per diem available
Experience Level: Senior / Advanced Setup Machinist
Industry: Medical Device Manufacturing

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Why This Role Exists

BPI Medical is adding short-term capacity to support ongoing orthopedic and spinal medical device production. This role exists to ensure clean setups, safe prove-outs, and stable production handoff on complex simultaneous 5-axis work in a regulated medical environment.

This is a true setup ownership role, not an operator position.

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The Work You’ll Be Doing

In this contract role, you will:

• Independently set up and prove out simultaneous 5-axis CNC work
• Own workholding, fixturing, offsets, probing strategy, and tool verification
• Execute first-article prove-out with safe run-up and process stabilization
• Hand off stable, repeatable production to the floor
• Coordinate with QA/inspection to meet medical-grade acceptance criteria
• Maintain clean documentation and disciplined process control

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Machines, Controls & Equipment

You’ll work with equipment such as:

• 5-Axis VMCs: Matsuura MX-520 (strongly preferred)
• Controls: Fanuc or HEIDENHAIN (either acceptable with quick ramp-up)
• Inspection: In-process inspection tools in a quality-driven medical shop

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Materials You’ll Work With

• Titanium
• Cobalt Chrome (CoCr)
• Stainless Steel

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What We’re Looking For

Required (Must-Haves):

• Demonstrated ownership of 5-axis setups and prove-outs (not operator-only)
• Strong performance machining Ti, CoCr, and Stainless Steel
• Solid fundamentals: blueprint reading, GD&T awareness, disciplined documentation
• Proven ability to stabilize processes and hand off clean production

Strongly Preferred:

• Matsuura MX-520 experience
• Medical, aerospace, or other quality-driven manufacturing background

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Pay, Per Diem & Contract Details

• Pay: Up to $45/hour (DOE)
• Per Diem: $150/day
• Overtime: Available
• Engagement: W-2 contract preferred
  • Agency payroll acceptable
  • Compliant independent business arrangements considered

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Apply

Interested 5-axis setup machinists can apply directly through hireCNC.
Traveling candidates encouraged to apply.

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