Highly Qualified in Manufacturing and Assembly
After a four-year training period, machinists manufacture machine components, assemble machinery and production installations (e.g. mechanical, electrical, pneumatic or hydraulically controlled) and service and repair them.
They read assembly drawings and circuit diagrams, and process metals and synthetic materials using various techniques such as cutting, milling or threading. In addition, they program CNC production machines.
Machinists work in establishments of the metal, electrical and mechanical engineering industries alongside skilled and unskilled workers.
Principal Activities and Duties
- Producing machines and appliances from design drawings and technical plans
- Applying metalworking processes such as bending, drilling, turning, milling, filing, soldering, welding, etc.
- Programming and using CNC machine tools
- Assembling, installing and commissioning machinery and appliances
- Manufacturing and assembling control systems of a pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic nature
- Adjusting and regulating functions and components, carrying out test operations
- Carrying out maintenance and repair work
- Complying with technical standards and environmental and safety standards
- Organizational duties: producing working plans, calculating costs, checking and documenting the quality of items produced, producing reports and work records
