Machinist (Turning and Milling)

A machinist is a tradesperson who machines using hand tools and machine tools to create or modify a part that is made of metal, plastics, or wood.

A machinist is usually called upon when a part needs to be produced from a material by cutting. Such a part may be unique or may be needed in the thousands. This could include a machinery part for a production line or anything that can be made from metal or plastic. Producing a part will often require several steps and more than one machine tool. Each machine tool plays a specific role in cutting away excess material.

Students of this Machinist certificate program will:

• gain knowledge in reading blueprints and performing precision measurements.
• Learn to set up and operate manual mills, lathes, and grinders.
• Learn to set up and operate computer numerical control (CNC) lathes and mills.
• Develop skills in maintaining manual and CNC machines. 

Career options

A Machinist certificate program graduate may look forward to careers as a

• CNC Machinist,
• Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operator,
• Machinist,
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter,
• Operator and Tender,
• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter,
• Operator,
• Tender.

What you will study

• Lathes
• Milling
• Benchwork
• Drilling Machines
• Trade Mathematics
• Safety and Basic Shop Mechanics
• Measurement, Materials and Cutting Fluid
• Technical Drawing and Blueprint Reading
• Technical Drawing and Blueprint Reading
• Materials/Heat Treatment
• Mathematics
• Computer Numerical Control
• Grinding
• Lathe Operations
• Milling
• Communications
• CNC Machining
• Mathematics
• Blueprint Reading
• Cutting Tool Technology
• Machine Tools (Theory)
• Machine Tools (Shop)