As a Turner (m/f/d), you will machine large components on our CNC-controlled vertical turning lathe with driven tools (up to 4,800 mm diameter) at our site in 73547 Lorch, Ostalbkreis – near Schwäbisch Gmünd.
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
Compensation depends on qualifications, professional experience, area of work and individual agreement.
Programming, setting up and machining large parts on the CNC vertical turning lathe (Feichter, Siemens 840D)
Turning pipes, rings, flanges and housings up to Ø 4,800 mm and 2,400 mm turning height
Turn-mill machining with driven tools in a single set-up
Slinging, clamping and aligning heavy parts up to 25 t with crane and clamping claws
Defining the machining strategy, tooling and cutting values from the drawing and the material
Dimensional and quality inspection of the finished workpieces
One workpiece, one set-up: on the Feichter vertical turning lathe you turn pipe shells, race rings, cable drums, large flanges and housings up to Ø 4,800 mm and 2,400 mm turning height — parts no chucking automatic can take any more, and which the crane sets down onto the rotary table. You sling them, align them, clamp them with claws, write and adjust the program on the Siemens 840D and run the cut; with driven tools, hole patterns, grooves and faced surfaces are added in the same pass. Conventional turning runs on its own machines here and is a separate role — this one is exclusively about the CNC vertical lathe.
Materials
Structural steel S235, S355
Hardox 400 / 500
Stainless steel 1.4301, 1.4571
Fine-grained structural steel up to S1100
Batch sizePrototype · single part · small series
Your Profile
Completed training as a cutting machine operator (turning), turner or industrial mechanic
Experience in CNC turning, ideally vertical or large-part turning
Knowledge of working with the Siemens 840D control
Confident reading of technical drawings
Experience in slinging and clamping heavy components (crane licence an advantage)
Independent and precise way of working
Willingness to work a two-shift system
Your role
What awaits you with us
What you work with every day — the equipment, tasks and technology of this position.
Vertical turning up to Ø 4,800 mm
You clamp rotationally symmetric heavy parts up to 25 t and 2,400 mm in height onto the Feichter vertical lathe — one of the largest rotary tables in the region.
Turn-milling on the Siemens 840D
On the Siemens 840D you turn and mill pipes, rings, flanges and housings complete in one setup with driven tools.
Individual parts instead of a series line
No series line: you turn individual parts and small batches from batch size 1 to drawing — from common structural steel through wear-resistant Hardox to high-strength fine-grain steel S1100, no workpiece is like another.
Your Future Employer
We Offer
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.
Job posting
Tasks, requirements, benefits, direct line
The complete advert on a single A4 page — to print, pass on and read at leisure. The QR code leads back to the application form.
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Christine Bock
Head of Finance & HR
For applications and HR matters as well as invoices, payments and commercial questions.
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 once the application has arrived. 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.
Is there shift work?
Yes. Machining runs a two-shift operation: early and late shift alternate weekly. There is no night shift. Weekend work only happens by arrangement, depending on the order situation.
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No cover letter needed — a CV, references and a short personal introduction are enough.
