CNC Lathe Operator

You set the bar or the chuck, call up the programme for the order, load the tools to the tool table and run the first piece. That first piece is measured with a caliper, a micrometer and a bore gauge against the drawing, and you correct the offsets until it is inside tolerance. Then you run the batch, check every tenth piece, change an insert when the finish dulls, and log the count and the tool changes on the job card. Deburring and the final visual check are yours. The shift is 06:00-14:00 with a second shift added when the order book is full.

Trade school in mechanics or metalwork, or equal practice

At least two years on a CNC lathe, Fanuc or Siemens control

Reading a part drawing with tolerances and surface symbols

Confident with a caliper, a micrometer and a bore gauge

Able to correct tool offsets and change inserts unaided

Basic English for the control menus and the tool catalogue

Willing to take a second shift when the order book is full

Net salary from 950 up to 1045 EUR per month

Permanent contract after a three month trial period

Meal tickets for every worked day

Paid training on the control with the machine supplier

Quarterly bonus tied to scrap rate on your own machine

Company transport from Cluj-Napoca centre and from Apahida

Work clothing, safety glasses, gloves and safety shoes provided

An operator who learns to edit the programme at the control takes over setting for the cell, and the shop fills its setter and shift leader posts from the machines. The supplier course is paid.

An enclosed turning cell with chip conveyors, coolant mist extraction and a measuring bench with a granite plate next to the machines. Safety glasses, gloves and safety shoes are mandatory and are supplied by the employer.