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Cutting Machine Operator

Occupational field: Metal and mechanical engineering

Duration of training: 3.5 years (dual training in the company and in the vocational school)

Job description: Machinists manufacture precision metal components using machining processes such as turning, milling, drilling and grinding. CNC-controlled machines (Computerized Numerical Control) are programmed, set up and monitored. The machined workpieces are used in sectors such as mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, aerospace and medical technology.

Main tasks:

  • Operating and setting up CNC machines: Machinists set up computer-controlled machines, monitor their operation and optimize the production process.

  • Processing of materials: You manufacture workpieces from various metals through precise turning, milling or drilling.

  • Programming: Creating and optimizing CNC programs to automate machining steps.

  • Quality control: Checking workpieces with measuring devices to ensure compliance with dimensional tolerances and surface qualities.

  • Maintenance: Carrying out maintenance work on machines and tools to ensure their smooth operation.
     

Requirements:

  • Technical understanding: Understanding of technical drawings, machine operations and production processes.

  • Mathematical skills: Good knowledge of mathematics, especially geometry and physics, is important for calculating dimensions, angles and forces.

  • Manual skills: Careful work with machines and materials.

  • Teamwork: Collaboration in production and with other specialists.

  • Care and precision: Precise work is particularly important in order to produce error-free components.
     

Places of use: Production and manufacturing companies, especially in the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, the aerospace industry and in metalworking companies.

Perspectives: After training, there are various further training opportunities, such as becoming a metal industrial foreman, mechanical engineering technician or specializing in certain CNC techniques. With the appropriate experience and further training, there are also good opportunities for advancement into management positions or as a trainer.

Future prospects: The demand for qualified machining operators remains high due to the increasing automation and precision requirements in industry. The increasing importance of CNC technologies and digital production processes opens up diverse career opportunities in the manufacturing industry.

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