Manufacturing

Turner and lathe machinist CV: example and template

This example is for turners working on conventional and CNC lathes at engineering plants, repair workshops, maintenance departments and machine builders, and for students and graduates of mechanical schools.

The employer wants to know which lathes you work on, which parts you turn, to what accuracy and whether you read technical drawings. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: turner

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.

Jerzy Sadowski

Turner

Kalisz +48 123 456 789 jerzy.sadowski@example.com

Professional profile

Turner with 14 years of experience at an engineering workshop and the maintenance department of a manufacturing plant. I turn shafts, bushings, wheels and threads on conventional and CNC lathes, recondition worn machine parts and make one-off parts from drawings or samples. I work to an accuracy of 0.01 mm and choose tools and parameters myself.

Work experience

Turner

03.2017 - present

Maintenance department of a manufacturing plant, Kalisz

  • Turning spare parts for production machines from drawings and samples.
  • Reconditioning shafts, bushings and wheels, cutting machine downtime.
  • Cutting metric, imperial and trapezoidal threads.
  • Running a CNC lathe for short batches.
  • Working with mechanics on urgent breakdowns.

Turner

04.2011 - 02.2017

Engineering workshop, Ostrow Wielkopolski

  • Turning parts to customer orders.
  • Parts for agricultural machinery.
  • Milling simple parts.

Education

Machine tool operator

2007 - 2010

Mechanical School in Kalisz

Skills

  • Conventional lathes
  • CNC lathes
  • Thread cutting
  • Reconditioning machine parts
  • Technical drawings and tolerances
  • Shop floor measurement

Qualifications and licences

  • Master craftsman certificate as a turner
  • CNC lathe operator course, 2019
  • UDT certificate for floor-controlled cranes

Languages

  • English: A1

Additional information

  • Basic conventional milling

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How to write a turner CV

Professional summary

Write which lathes you work on, which parts you turn and for how long. Add accuracy and the type of work: series or one-off parts, reconditioning or production. If you also run CNC or mill, mention it in your summary.

Mechanical school graduate after a placement at a workshop. I turn simple shafts and bushings on a conventional lathe, read drawings and measure with callipers and a micrometer. I am looking for work as a junior turner.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of parts, lathes, threads, accuracy and drawings. Show reconditioning and breakdown work, because a maintenance turner cuts downtime. Add milling and CNC if you know them.

Weaker: Turning.

Better: Turning spare parts for production machines from drawings and samples.

Weaker: Repairs.

Better: Reconditioning shafts, bushings and wheels, cutting machine downtime.

Weaker: Threads.

Better: Cutting metric, imperial and trapezoidal threads.

Skills worth listing

List lathes, types of turning, threads, measurement and drawings. In your soft skills show accuracy, independence and a quick response to breakdowns.

Professional skills

  • Lathes
  • Turning
  • Threads
  • Reconditioning
  • Technical drawings
  • Measurement

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Quick response
  • Patience
  • Cooperation

Qualifications and licences

List a journeyman or master certificate, CNC courses and UDT licences if you move heavy parts. A CNC course increases the number of offers for a turner.

Turner CV with no experience

Describe your school, placements and parts you have turned. Show that you read drawings and measure.

Start at a workshop or in series production. There are too few turners, so employers are glad to train young people.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

Maintenance looks for reconditioning parts and quick repairs, a workshop for parts to order, and series production for pace and CNC. Move to the top what the job ad is about. For a maintenance role also add an example of a breakdown where your part got the machine running again quickly, because it shows a turner's value to the plant best.

The most common mistakes on a turner CV

Questions and answers

What should a turner put on a CV?

Lathes, types of parts, threads, accuracy, drawings, measurement, reconditioning, CNC, qualifications and licences.

Can a conventional turner find work?

Yes, especially in maintenance and repair workshops, where one-off parts are made.

Should a turner know CNC?

It is a big asset. A CNC course opens more production offers.

Is a master craftsman certificate worth listing?

Yes, it is formal proof of skill.

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