Job Description

John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With more than 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.417 billion in 2024 in 28 countries, on 5 continents.

Job Purpose

• Produces machined parts by programming, setting up, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC) machine.

Key Result Area

• Maintaining quality and safety standards, keeping records, and maintaining equipment’s.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, load, examine and modify CNC programs.
• Set up tools and load materials onto CNC machine.
• Plans machining by studying drawings, specifications, machining parameters, interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances.
• Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points.
• Setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches. Calculating requirements and proving part programs.
• Set up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting three and four jaw chuck, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers. Indicating vices: tramming heads.
• Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into positions.
• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces adhering to standards.
• Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chase operations.
• Taking measurements, detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting processes, adjusting and reprogramming controls, sharpening and replacing worn tools, adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.
• Maintain continuity among works shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

Miscellaneous

• Ensures compliance to quality, safety & environmental standards as per ISO 9001, 45001.

4. Qualification and Experience

The candidate should be an

• ITI/NCTVT fitter course from a recognized institute with around 3- 5 yrs experience in any heavy engineering industry
• Knowledge of CAD/CAM is desirable.
• Knowledge of SIEMENS / FANUC

5. Technical Competencies

• Knowledge on reading drawings
• Knowledge on CNC programming.
• Knowledge in using a wide variety of measuring instruments.

6. Other Competencies

• Verbal Communication Skills

John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment.
Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?
We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you!

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