“This is where the magic happens — or will happen,” said Ruben Perez, NuVasive senior director of manufacturing, as he led a group of about 30 onto the 80,000-square-foot manufacturing floor, home now to only several computer-numeric-control machining devices.
The company currently has 100 manufacturing employees working three shifts in a smaller Fairborn facility. Perez hopes to have them in West Carrollton by next summer — with plans to hire 100 new employees.
The No. 3 player in the global spinal devices market, NuVasive will make implants and instrumentation for the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spines — all three regions of the spine — in West Carrollton.
This is precision manufacturing in a clean-room environment of devices meant to go safely inside the human body.
Perez said the company is looking for 64 machinists, 41 manufacturing technicians, three quality engineers, four mechanical engineers, eight production supervisors and much more.
The company needs workers skilled in 3-D printing, continuous improvement, clean-room operations, electro-chemical processes and more.
“This is not your father’s machine shop,” said Judy Dodge, Montgomery County commissioner.
Those interested can apply to the company online. Dodge and others said the county will likely have job fairs to find qualified applicants.
A job fair (with other employers) is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23 at the West Carrollton YMCA, 900 S. Alex Road. Another will be held in early August at the plant, company officers said.
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