--- title: "Job Vacancies in Lorch: Jobs & Apprenticeships in Engineering" description: "All current job vacancies at Bock Maschinenbau in Lorch, Ostalbkreis. Welders, machinists, machine operators & apprenticeships. Apply online now!" url: "https://bock-gmbh.com/en/careers/" language: "en" index: "https://bock-gmbh.com/en/llms.txt" --- # Jobs & Apprenticeships in Mechanical & Steel Engineering Become part of our team in 73547 Lorch – Ostalbkreis, Remstal, greater Stuttgart area. Permanent positions and apprenticeships in southern Germany. ## Permanent Positions at Bock Maschinenbau 10 open positions ### Welder (m/f/d) We are looking for welders (m/f/d) to join our team in 73547 Lorch, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. At Bock Maschinenbau, you will weld challenging steel assemblies, special machinery parts and large structures — MAG, TIG and submerged arc welding. ### CNC Machinist – Milling & Boring Mill (m/f/d) As a CNC Machinist (m/f/d), you will mill, drill and line-bore large components up to 26 m in length and 50 t in unit weight – on two gantry milling machines, a travelling-column milling centre and three horizontal boring mills at our site in 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis, near Schwäbisch Gmünd. ### CNC Turner / Vertical Turning Lathe (m/f/d) As a CNC Turner (m/f/d), you will operate our vertical turning lathe: rotationally symmetric large parts up to Ø 4,800 mm and 25 t piece weight, programmed on the Siemens 840D – in 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis, near Schwäbisch Gmünd. ### Structural Metalworker / Fitter (m/f/d) As a Structural Metalworker or Fitter (m/f/d), you will carry out fitting and assembly tasks on steel assemblies and special-purpose machinery structures at our site in 73547 Lorch, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. ### Press Brake Operator / Plate Roller – Sheet Metal Forming (m/f/d) As a Press Brake Operator / Plate Roller (m/f/d), you will form heavy plate with us: you bend on press brakes up to 1,000 t and roll plates up to 120 mm thick into cylinders, cones and shells up to Ø 8,000 mm – and make the part ready for welding yourself, from flame-cutting the flat ends to tack welding. Experience on a press brake or plate roll is welcome, but it is not a requirement: career changers from metalworking are welcome too – we will train you on the machine. In 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis, near Schwäbisch Gmünd. ### Machine Operator / CNC Plasma Flame Cutter (m/f/d) As a Machine Operator / 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. Career changers from production, warehouse work or metalworking are welcome too: we will train you as a machine operator on the cutting system, and you can obtain your forklift and crane licence with us. ### Industrial Painter / Shot Blaster (m/f/d) As an Industrial Painter and Shot Blaster (m/f/d), you will carry out shot blasting (Sa 2.5) and industrial painting to EN ISO 12944 in one of southern Germany's largest blast and spray booths – in Lorch, Baden-Württemberg. ### Dispatch Operative / Goods-In (m/f/d) As a Dispatch Operative / Goods-In (m/f/d), you take in haulier deliveries, pack finished welded assemblies ready for shipping and secure them for transport – components up to 50 t, loaded with forklift and 25 t overhead crane, in 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis – near Schwäbisch Gmünd. 1 / 8 ### All roles at a glance Currently advertised positions are marked — for every other role, speculative applications are welcome any time. #### Cutting & Forming 2 open positions - Press Brake Operator / Plate Roller – Sheet Metal Forming (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Roll bending up to Ø 8,000 mmPress braking up to 1,000 t pressing force - Machine Operator / CNC Plasma Flame Cutter (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position 20 m format on the Messer OmniMatOxy-fuel 200 mm, plasma 60 mm - Sawyer (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Saw bars, tubes, steel beams and flat steel bars to lengthYour cutting starts every major project #### Welding & Steel Construction 3 open positions - Welder (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Submerged arc: 7 m boom, 1,250 AAssemblies up to 50 t, no assembly line - Structural Metalworker / Fitter (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Special machines from batch size 1Straighten, fit, bring to size - Apprenticeship: Structural Metalworker / Fitter (m/f/d) Apprenticeship Open position Real large components up to 50 tAll trades under one roof #### Machining - CNC Machinist – Milling & Boring Mill (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Milling up to 26 m travelThree boring mills, Ø 130 mm spindle - CNC Turner / Vertical Turning Lathe (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Vertical turning up to Ø 4,800 mmTurn-milling on the Siemens 840D - Apprenticeship: CNC Machinist (m/f/d) Apprenticeship Open position Training on machines up to 26 mReal individual parts, not an assembly line - Turner / Conventional Lathe (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Conventional turning from drawingsMachining one-off parts and small batches #### Surface Treatment 1 open position - Industrial Painter / Shot Blaster (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Blast cleaning in a 25 m blast chamberIndustrial coating up to C5-H #### Warehouse & Shipping - Dispatch Operative / Goods-In (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Open position Loading what weighs 50 tEvery part is secured differently - Warehouse Operative / Maintenance Technician (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent Tools, standard parts, consumablesManaging stock in Microsoft Navision #### Commercial & Administration - Industrial Clerk / Commercial Administrator (m/f/d) Full-time · Permanent From requirement to orderCommercial processing in Navision - Apprenticeship: Industrial Clerk (m/f/d) Apprenticeship Purchasing, accounting, logisticsCommercial practice from day 1 From plate to weld-ready part Learn more Bevel cutting and 3D plasma to drawing Learn more Profile variety instead of an assembly line Learn more EXC3 with in-house NDT Learn more Heavy construction up to 50 t Learn more Prospects in certified steel construction Learn more Mill, drill and bore large components Learn more Individual parts instead of a series line Learn more Personal support, a real future Learn more The parts the vertical lathe is too big for Learn more Blasting and painting from a single source Learn more Goods-in and loading in one pair of hands Learn more Warehouse worker and maintenance technician in one Learn more Purchasing for heavy parts up to 50 t Learn more Support + excellent chances of being kept on Learn more ### Your ideal position not listed? We are always open to motivated specialists — send us a speculative application! ## We train the skilled professionals of tomorrow Hands-on learning with state-of-the-art technology, personal mentorship and real prospects of a permanent position after graduation — your apprenticeship in mechanical & steel engineering in Lorch, Ostalbkreis. ### Apprenticeship: CNC Machinist (m/f/d) Start your apprenticeship as a CNC Machinist (m/f/d) at Bock Maschinenbau in Lorch, Baden-Württemberg. You will learn to set up and operate state-of-the-art CNC machining centres – large-part machining with great career prospects. ### Apprenticeship: Structural Metalworker / Fitter (m/f/d) Start your apprenticeship as a Structural Metalworker (m/f/d) at Bock Maschinenbau in Lorch, Baden-Württemberg. You will learn steel fabrication, fitting and assembly techniques on real large-scale machinery components. 1 / 2 ### Everything about your apprenticeship at Bock Training programmes, the process, what to expect and how to apply — compact on our apprenticeship page. ## Why Join Bock Maschinenbau? Custom fabrication as daily business, a machine park you won't find on every corner, and a team that knows its craft — for over 60 years. ### The skilled workers of tomorrow We train apprentices in several metalworking trades ourselves — with personal mentorship and real prospects of a permanent position. ### Custom fabrication is everyday work No monotonous mass production: special machine building and one-off pieces are on our agenda every day — always new tasks. ### A varied, exciting scope of work From steel structures weighing tonnes and complete special machine building to precision parts for many industries — hardly a day is like the last. ### Grow with every challenge Demanding designs challenge and develop you — here you advance both professionally and personally. ### A family-run, international team Welders, machinists, designers and fitters from many nations — flat hierarchies and a family atmosphere, more personal than at a large corporation. ### Machine park & special tooling Over 20 machines across 14,000 m², including 7 CNC machining centres, plus a special-tooling stock grown over decades — for parts from metre-high steelwork to precision components weighing tonnes. To the machine park. ### Located in the Stuttgart region 73547 Lorch in the Remstal valley, Ostalbkreis — easily reached from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Aalen, Göppingen and Stuttgart. ## Your benefits at Bock A secure job with real added benefits — that's what we ensure as an established family business. ### A permanent job directly with the company Employed directly by Bock, not through a temp agency — a settled team, a fixed workplace and a long-term perspective instead of changing assignments. A financially healthy family business for over 60 years, crisis-proof across many industries (crane construction, vehicle manufacturing, plant engineering, offshore). ### Holiday pay & bonus payment Performance-based pay plus holiday pay and a special bonus payment. ### 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. ### Licences and training on site Forklift licence, crane licence and the regular safety briefings are provided in-house — missing qualifications are acquired here, not required beforehand. ### Company celebrations & team spirit Christmas parties and shared celebrations — here, team spirit is something we celebrate too. ## How varied work at Bock really is From the complete in-house manufacturing chain to custom fabrication weighing tonnes — see what you'll be working on at Bock. One plant · every production step in-house Certified manual MAG welding on heavy machine frames and steel structures to DIN EN 1090 Welding work on a large component for construction machinery Vocational training for industrial mechanics and CNC machinists at Bock Maschinenbau Worker at a plate rolling machine with curved steel plates Conventional lathe for hands-on apprenticeship training of machining technicians at Bock Maschinenbau Machinist at the lathe CNC machinist apprenticeship training at Bock Maschinenbau Industrial mechanic in CNC machining, welding and assembly for custom machinery at Bock Maschinenbau Certified welding and contract manufacturing at Bock Maschinenbau Grinding work on a welded structure – mechanical engineering in the Stuttgart region at Bock Maschinenbau Flame straightening of welded structures in the manufacturing plant Zinser cutting machine – twin torches in plate profiling Circle cut: circular blank in the oxy-fuel cut Raboma – drilling and tapping in contract manufacturing Machinist – large-part machining Contract fabrication grinding assemblies C5-M high wet coating large parts ## All open positions on one sheet Positions, apprenticeships, benefits and how to apply — as an A4 PDF to print, pin up and pass on. PDF · EN · 899 KB ## Apply Now No cover letter needed. Fields marked with * are required. CV and references; certificates or a portfolio are welcome in addition. The path into the team - 01 A quick answer Applications go straight to the company. A reply usually follows within two weeks. - 02 A short call A first phone call to clear up open questions on both sides. - 03 A day on the shop floor An on-site interview in Lorch and, where it fits, a trial day at the machines. - Part of the team Employed directly by Bock, not through a temp agency — with a permanent place in the team.