CNC Setter - Precision Machining for Medical Devices

HR Duo, Ltd.; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Croom Medical is seeking a skilled and experienced CNC Setter to join our Operations team. This role is responsible for setting, proving out, and optimising CNC turning and/or milling machines to manufacture precision orthopaedic implant and instrument components to exacting tolerances.

The successful candidate will lead machine set-up and first-off approval, support CNC Operators on the shop floor, and work closely with Quality, Engineering and Production teams to ensure components are machined

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience setting and operating CNC turning and/or milling machines.
• Proven ability to set, prove out, and edit CNC programs and offsets independently.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T.
• Competent in the use of precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, verniers, and height gauges.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts (days/evenings/nights/weekends), with flexibility to support production schedules.

Responsibilities

• Set, prove out, and optimise CNC turning and/or milling machines in line with approved programs and work instructions
• Select and set the correct tooling, fixtures, and work-holding for each job, and carry out first-off inspection and approval before handover to production
• Edit and optimise CNC programs and offsets to hold dimensional tolerances and improve cycle times
• Load raw material and configure machines for efficient, right-first-time production runs
• Troubleshoot machine, tooling, and process issues during set-up and production, minimising downtime
• Perform in-process inspection using precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, verniers, and height gauges
• Meet daily and weekly production targets while maintaining first-time-right quality
• Support and guide CNC Operators on running machines to the approved set-up

Skills

CNC turning

CNC milling

GD&T

Precision measuring

Job description

Croom Medical is seeking a skilled and experienced CNC Setter to join our Operations team. This role is responsible for setting, proving out, and optimising CNC turning and/or milling machines to manufacture precision orthopaedic implant and instrument components to exacting tolerances.

The successful candidate will lead machine set-up and first-off approval, support CNC Operators on the shop floor, and work closely with Quality, Engineering and Production teams to ensure components are machined