Retraining Machining Mechanic

Festo inspires worldwide with innovative solutions for industrial automation. As an independent family company, we offer over 20,000 employees the opportunity to move forward boldly, realise their ideas and take responsibility. Together we grow as a team with the challenge and welcome everyone who wants to move the world with us.

• You manufacture metal precision components for technical products of all kinds using cutting processes such as turning, milling, drilling and grinding.
• You get to know many different areas of application
• Occupational and environmental protection
• Work organisation, economics & social studies
• Mathematics and physical principles
• Technical communication
• Materials science & metal processing
• Measuring and testing technology
• Conventional manufacturing processes & CNC basics
• Familiarisation with various CNC controls
• Programming of CNC machines
• Production of workpieces on CNC machines
• Basics of pneumatics
• Methods of quality assurance

• Carefulness (e.g. when setting up machining machines)
• Dexterity and hand-eye coordination (e.g. when turning, milling and grinding metal)
• Observational accuracy (e.g. monitoring the machining process)
• Technical understanding (e.g. performing adjustment, maintenance and repair work)
• Good physical constitution