New Product Development Machinist

Are you looking for more than just a job? Join us and start a career where your work matters. At Praxis, we invest in your development, value your ideas, and provide a clear path for growth—because when you succeed, we all succeed. We provide on the job training and teach skillsets that will help take you to the next level in Manufacturing.

We offer career advancement opportunities to anyone that is looking for them!

About Us

Praxis Technology is a manufacturing company that designs and develops titanium parts for medical devices, aerospace and other consumer markets. We create sustainable flexibility that delivers maximum impact to make people’s lives better. It's pretty cool stuff!

We value people that are highly motivated, self-starters open to learning new things every day. We’re looking for people with a good attitude and strong character who strive to be the best at what they do, take accountability for their actions and are determined and committed to get the job done. We’re highly collaborative, innovative thinkers and we need people from diverse backgrounds and levels of experience to join our growing team. We’ve built our workplace on inclusivity, treating everyone with respect and integrity and providing people with the support and space to do their best work.

Our purpose is growing a great place to work, built on innovation. We do so by embracing the five core values of Praxis:

• Team Player
• Driven to Improve
• Genuinely Care
• Dependable
• Own It

What we can offer you:

In addition to being part of a locally owned & operated business who values treating everyone with integrity & respect, we offer the following benefits to our full-time employees:

• Employee and/or Employee Child(ren) medical insurance for just $1/month!
• Comprehensive Dental Vision
• 401k Retirement Plan that we match up to 3%
• Basic Life AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off - 18 days first year (pro-rated)
• Paid holidays – 9 days
• Annual Performance Bonus Potential
• Quarterly Bonus Incentive Program for hourly staff
• Employee Profit Sharing
• Tuition Assistance

Position Summary
Reporting to Manager of New Prodcut Development, the New Product Development Machinist-III is responsible for the operation of CNC machine tools to support the introduction of new products, existing manufacturing lines and research and development projects. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, have a willingness to learn, is able to work independently and as part of a team, and will be able to develop & maintain good communication and relationships with internal customers across all departments.

How You’ll Make an Impact
     •  Help design and manufacture fixtures and tooling to support manufacturing.

• Support New Product Development and R&D activities by machining prototypes, test specimens, and tooling.
• Learn mechanical principles of Praxis products and manufacturing to become technical expert/resource on Praxis parts and products fabricated in house
• Attend weekly engineering meetings as a machining subject-matter-expert
• Programming of CNC machines including set up and fixturing
• Troubleshoot CNC programming to resolve machine errors identified by operators
• Operate lathes, mills and surface grinders
• Responsible for the operation of inspection equipment
• Read and interpret technical drawings and use precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges)
• Understand the impact of tolerances for error-free production
• Maintain compliance with Praxis’ Quality Management System
• Accurately complete all required record sheets
• Ensure compliance with OSHA guidelines and applying best practices for on-the-job safety in a production environment
• Support Sales by assessing potential products with estimates of cost and delivery times.

What You Must Bring to This Role
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Machine trade or technical school certification
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents including: maintenance instructions, procedure and manuals
• Experience working in CAD and CAM systems
• Demonstrated success working with technical/mechanical devices
• Proven ability to operate with computers, microscopes and other tools
• Experience in production operations, safety and security protocols

Working Conditions & Physical Efforts

• Work is performed in a Production environment
• May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand or sit for a prolonged period of time
• Visual functions being those of near vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with leadership & clients