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Milling machine operator CV: example and template

This example is for milling machine operators at toolrooms, machine shops, maintenance departments and machine manufacturers, and for turners and CNC operators who want to work in milling.

The employer wants to know which mills you work on, which parts you make, to what tolerances, whether you work with a dividing head and whether you know CNC controls. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: milling machine operator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Grzegorz Wrobel

Milling machine operator

Radom +48 123 456 789 grzegorz.wrobel@example.com

Professional profile

Milling machine operator with 16 years of experience, the last 9 in the toolroom of a machine manufacturer. I mill parts of moulds, fixtures and machines on manual mills and a vertical CNC machining centre, including slots, polygons and gears with a dividing head. I work on my own from drawings and hold tolerances down to 0.01 mm. I also make urgent spare parts for maintenance, often within a day.

Work experience

Milling machine operator

03.2017 - present

Machine manufacturer, toolroom, Radom

  • Manual mills and a vertical CNC machining centre.
  • Parts of moulds, fixtures and machines from drawings.
  • Slots, polygons and gears with a dividing head.
  • Tolerances down to 0.01 mm, measuring with micrometers and dial indicators.
  • Urgent spare parts for maintenance, often within a day.

Milling machine operator

06.2010 - 02.2017

Machine shop, Radom

  • Milling agricultural machine parts.
  • Repairing and reconditioning parts.
  • Working from drawings and samples.

Education

Machine tool operator

2007 - 2010

School of Mechanical Engineering in Radom

Skills

  • Manual milling
  • Running a CNC machining centre
  • Working with a dividing head
  • Gears and slots
  • Reading technical drawings
  • Measurements and tolerances

Courses

  • CNC milling programming and operation course, 2019
  • UDT licence for operating overhead cranes
  • Workshop measurement training, 2018

Languages

  • English: A1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a milling machine operator CV

Professional summary

Write which mills you work on, which parts you make and to what tolerances. Add a result, for example making spare parts quickly. The employer is looking for a milling machine operator who will read the drawing on their own, choose the tools and make the part right the first time.

Turner with 5 years of experience at a machine shop. I turn shafts and sleeves, work from drawings and help with milling. I am looking for work as a milling machine operator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the mills, parts, materials, dividing head, tolerances and measurements. Show results in numbers. Add CNC controls if you know them. Also say whether you make parts from a sample, without a drawing.

Weaker: Milling.

Better: Parts of moulds, fixtures and machines from drawings.

Weaker: Accuracy.

Better: Tolerances down to 0.01 mm, measuring with micrometers and dial indicators.

Weaker: Parts.

Better: Urgent spare parts for maintenance, often within a day.

Skills worth listing

List manual milling, CNC, the dividing head, gears, drawings and measurements. In your soft skills show accuracy, patience and independence.

Professional skills

  • Manual milling
  • CNC milling
  • Dividing head
  • Gears
  • Technical drawings
  • Measurements

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Patience
  • Independence
  • Technical thinking
  • Responsibility

Courses

List CNC courses, UDT licences and measurement training. A CNC course is a big advantage for a manual milling machine operator too.

How to become a milling machine operator

Most people start after vocational school or move from work as a turner or CNC operator. On your CV show the machines you know.

Add technical drawings and measurements. They are the basis of the job.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A toolroom looks for moulds and accuracy, maintenance for urgent spare parts, and series production for output and CNC. Move to the top what the job ad is about. If you mill difficult materials, for example hardened steel, aerospace aluminium or engineering plastics, add them, because this is a valuable skill.

The most common mistakes on a milling machine operator CV

Questions and answers

What should a milling machine operator put on a CV?

The mills, parts, materials, dividing head, tolerances, measurements, CNC and courses.

Can a manual milling machine operator find work?

Yes, especially at toolrooms and in maintenance, where single parts are made.

Which tolerances are worth giving?

The tightest ones you hold in daily work, for example down to 0.01 mm.

How is a milling machine operator different from a CNC operator?

A manual milling machine operator guides the tool by hand, while a CNC operator runs a program-controlled machine. Many do both.

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