CNC Programmer, Advanced operations

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Arroyo, PR, 00714, US
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Work flexibility: Onsite Req ID: R555869 Employee type: Full Time Job category: RAQA Travel: 10% Relocation: No

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What You Will Do

Shape precision into performance. In this role, you will program and support high-precision CNC machining processes that directly impact product quality, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency. You will work independently with advanced equipment and digital tools, contributing technical expertise from design through validation and production.

  • Program CNC machines for complex machining operations, including Swiss turning, grinding, and other coded CNC technologies.
  • Develop and optimize CNC programs using CAD/CAM tools to ensure accuracy, repeatability, and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Translate engineering drawings and functional requirements into precise machining programs and manufacturing instructions.
  • Validate and adjust CNC programs through testing, first-article inspections, and production support.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and external suppliers to improve machinability, cycle time, and cost.
  • Support calibration and validation activities for machining and testing equipment used in production and product verification.
  • Maintain accurate technical documentation related to CNC programs, validation, and process changes.
  • Act as a technical reference for CNC programming during production, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities.

What you need:

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent technical education.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a CNC Programmer in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proven experience programming CNC machines, including Swiss-type lathes or similar high-precision equipment.
  • Hands-on experience with CAD/CAM software for CNC programming.
  • Experience in metal-mechanical or machinery industries.
  • Advanced English (written and verbal).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with product validation, testing, or equipment qualification processes.
  • Experience supporting CNC machining in regulated or high-precision environments.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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