About the Role

As a CNC Plasma / Flame Cutter (m/f/d), you will operate modern CNC flame and plasma cutting machines for cutting steel plates, profiles and pipes at our site in 73547 Lorch, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. Experience in flame cutting is welcome, but it is not a requirement – we will train you on the machine.

Location: 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. Accessible from Schorndorf, Aalen, Göppingen and Stuttgart.
73547 Lorch, Baden-Württemberg
Full-time · Permanent
Immediate start
No shift work
Compensation depends on qualifications, professional experience, area of work and individual agreement.
3D plasma pipe cutting with bevel cut – Zinser plasma machine, steel fabrication at Bock Maschinenbau Lorch

Your Responsibilities

  • Operating and setting up CNC plasma and oxy-fuel flame cutting systems
  • Preheating crack-sensitive materials before cutting
  • Cutting steel plates, profiles and pipes to drawing
  • Bevel and contour cutting (3D plasma, oxy-fuel bevel cutting)
  • Finishing the cut parts: removing slag and scale, deburring and edge preparation to specification
  • Material handling at the machine with crane and forklift – unloading steel deliveries, loading plates, clearing cut parts
  • Picking the cut parts for onward production
  • Dimensional inspection and quality control of the cut blanks
  • Simple programme input at the cutting machine

Your Profile

  • Manual skill and a technical understanding of metal processing
  • Good German language skills, spoken and written
  • Forklift and crane licence – or the willingness to obtain both with us
  • Reliable, independent working approach and team spirit
  • An advantage: experience as a flame cutter, CNC machine operator or metalworker
  • An advantage: knowledge of plasma or oxy-fuel cutting and proficiency in reading technical drawings

What awaits you with us

What you work with every day — the equipment, tasks and technology of this position.

20 m format on the Messer Omnimat

You operate the Messer Omnimat cutting system and cut large plates up to 20,000 × 3,500 mm in one pass — formats that smaller operations cannot handle.

Oxy-fuel 200 mm, plasma 60 mm

You cut structural steel and Hardox by oxy-fuel up to 200 mm thick and stainless steel by plasma up to 60 mm — where the laser gave up long ago.

Bevel cutting and 3D plasma to drawing

You run automatic bevel cutting for weld seam preparation and 3D plasma on pipes — individual parts and small batches to drawing instead of a series line.

We Offer

A secure job in a family-run company

A financially healthy family business for over 60 years — more personal than a large corporation and crisis-proof across many industries (crane construction, vehicle manufacturing, plant engineering, offshore).

Holiday pay & bonus payments

Performance-based pay plus holiday pay and special bonuses.

30 days of holiday a year

A full 30 days of paid leave every year — real time to recharge, easy to plan.

Pension & capital-forming benefits

We think ahead: a company pension scheme and employer-subsidised capital-forming savings benefits.

Company health insurance

Additional company-sponsored health insurance — for the well-being of our employees.

Commuting allowance

A subsidy towards travel costs — for a relaxed commute within the region.

Company celebrations & team spirit

Christmas parties and shared celebrations — here, team spirit is something we celebrate too.

Questions about the role?

A short call clears up whatever the advert leaves open. The application itself goes through the form.

Your contacts
Christine Bock, Head of Finance & HR, Bock Maschinenbau GmbH Lorch

Christine Bock

Head of Finance & HR

For applications and HR matters as well as invoices, payments and commercial questions.

Frequently asked questions about applying

How good does my German have to be?

Good German makes everyday work on the shop floor easier: drawings, welding plans and team coordination are all in German. It does not have to be perfect. At Bock, colleagues from many nations work side by side, some with little German — what counts is the craft. If in doubt, a short phone call is best: a conversation clears this up faster than a form.

Can I do a trial workday?

Yes. Trial work is common with us and has proven its worth: a day on the shop floor shows both sides more than a long conversation — what the work really looks like and how it fits in the team. The date is arranged individually. The day serves mutual acquaintance and is not paid.

What happens after I apply?

Every application is reviewed personally here. Usually a short phone call follows, then a personal interview and, where it fits, a trial workday. Because we go through the documents thoroughly, a reply can sometimes take a little while; nothing gets lost in the process. For questions in between, a call to the extension above helps.

Will my foreign qualification be recognised?

That cannot be answered in general terms. The recognition of foreign qualifications is not decided by us but by the competent authorities, and it is always assessed case by case. For an application this is not an exclusion criterion: what counts is what someone can do and wants to do — existing certificates, work experience, the trial workday and honest interest in the job.

Which documents do I need?

A cover letter is not required. A CV and references do belong with it, though — without them an application cannot be assessed. It also helps to add a short introduction in the message field: a few sentences about experience and motivation often say more than a certificate.

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No cover letter needed — a CV, references and a short personal introduction are enough.

Application: CNC Plasma / Flame Cutter (m/f/d)

Required fields: name, email and phone. CV and references as PDF attachments.

CNC Plasma / Flame Cutter (m/f/d)

CV and references; certificates or a portfolio are welcome in addition.

PDF files only · up to 5 files · max. 20 MB total

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