CNC Machine Operator

You set the machine for the batch in front of you: loading the fixture, setting the tools and the offsets, running the first part and measuring it before the batch is released. During the run you change inserts when the surface tells you to, check every tenth part with a caliper and a micrometer against the drawing tolerance, and deburr and mark the finished pieces for the next station. You keep the coolant concentration in range, log the machine hours and hand over the tool wear notes at the shift change. Two shifts run 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00 with a weekly rotation.

Vocational qualification in machining or metalwork, or equal practice

At least one year on a CNC lathe or machining centre

Reading a part drawing, a tolerance and a surface finish mark

Confident with a caliper, a micrometer and a dial gauge

Fanuc, Siemens or Heidenhain controls at operator level

Willingness to rotate two shifts weekly

Basic English for the control menus and the tool catalogues

Net salary from 2118 up to 2329 EUR per month

Permanent contract and full insurance from the first working day

Afternoon shift supplement paid separately on the payslip

Holiday bonus and the working time reduction days of the metal agreement

Occupational health care and a meal benefit in the works canteen

Paid programming course with the control supplier for operators who want it

Work clothing, safety glasses, gloves and safety shoes provided

An operator who learns to programme at the control takes over the setting of the second machine, and the shop fills its shift leader post from the machining floor. Measuring room training is paid.

An enclosed machining hall with chip conveyors, local extraction over the coolant mist and a marked walkway to the measuring room. Safety glasses, gloves and safety shoes are mandatory and the employer supplies them.