When you hear the name DAF Trucks, you might not immediately think of large machine shops. Yet a significant part of the engine plant consists of machining operations. As a CNC operator, you’ll perform machining operations on engine blocks, camshafts, cylinder heads, and other components. Are you a true craftsman with experience in metalworking, and do you want to learn more about machining—turning, milling, and drilling? Then read on, and you might soon be working as a CNC Operator at the DAF Trucks engine plant in Eindhoven.
what we offer ...cnc-operator (turning - milling) - engine factory.
- eindhoven, noord-brabant
- posted 1 day ago
- closes 29 april 2027
job details
job details
- Hourly wage €20.16 - €20.85, excl shift allowance.
- DAF Trucks has its own bus transport available.
- 34% shift allowance on the evening & night shift.
- A DAF onboarding program.
- A full-time job on an agency basis at Randstad.
As a CNC Operator, you’ll feel right at home working with the machinery at the engine factory.
- You have experience operating and adjusting CNC-controlled machines;
- You preferably have experience with machining operations, particularly milling and turning;
- You have a technical background in your education;
- You have work experience as an operator;
- You can perform quality checks using measuring tools.
In the engine plant’s machining department, various engine components are machined. Each department has a set of machines dedicated to producing a single component, such as the cylinder head, the camshaft, or the engine block.
As a CNC operator, you are responsible for performing machining operations using CNC machines. Common operations include: milling, turning, drilling, tapping, and grinding.
Together with your colleagues, you will work within a machine park. Your tasks may include: starting up and operating machines, loading programs, changing tools, or troubleshooting malfunctions. You ensure that the production process runs smoothly and that production targets are met. In addition, you are jointly responsible for quality control: measuring and inspecting parts.
The work is performed in a 3-shift rotation: day (7:00 –15:30), evening (15:30 - 0:00), and night (0:00 – 7:00).
Working at DAF: Your engine to the future!
DAF Trucks is not just a factory; it is the beating heart of the High Tech Campus region. On a gigantic site of 900,000 m² (about 125 football fields), we are building the transport world of tomorrow using state-of-the-art technology. The site is located just outside the center of Eindhoven.
Teamwork: You work together with over 7,000 proud colleagues in an international environment.
Innovation leader: Over the past 5 years, DAF has won the prestigious International Truck of the Year award no less than 3 times. Recently, the New Generation XF was also crowned Fleet Truck of the Year 2025.
Green frontrunner: Since 2025, series production of the fully electric DAF XD and XF Electric has been running at full speed in our brand-new Electric Truck Assembly.
Are you technically skilled and do you have experience with CNC metal machining? Then become the next key player in our great production process!
Apply for this position using the button below, or contact us using the information below!
When you hear the name DAF Trucks, you might not immediately think of large machine shops. Yet a significant part of the engine plant consists of machining operations. As a CNC operator, you’ll perform machining operations on engine blocks, camshafts, cylinder heads, and other components. Are you a true craftsman with experience in metalworking, and do you want to learn more about machining—turning, milling, and drilling? Then read on, and you might soon be working as a CNC Operator at the DAF Trucks engine plant in Eindhoven.
what we offer- Hourly wage €20.16 - €20.85, excl shift allowance.
- DAF Trucks has its own bus transport available.
- 34% shift allowance on the evening & night shift.
- A DAF onboarding program.
- A full-time job on an agency basis at Randstad.
As a CNC Operator, you’ll feel right at home working with the machinery at the engine factory.
- You have experience operating and adjusting CNC-controlled machines;
- You preferably have experience with machining operations, particularly milling and turning;
- You have a technical background in your education;
- You have work experience as an operator;
- You can perform quality checks using measuring tools.
In the engine plant’s machining department, various engine components are machined. Each department has a set of machines dedicated to producing a single component, such as the cylinder head, the camshaft, or the engine block.
As a CNC operator, you are responsible for performing machining operations using CNC machines. Common operations include: milling, turning, drilling, tapping, and grinding.
Together with your colleagues, you will work within a machine park. Your tasks may include: starting up and operating machines, loading programs, changing tools, or troubleshooting malfunctions. You ensure that the production process runs smoothly and that production targets are met. In addition, you are jointly responsible for quality control: measuring and inspecting parts.
The work is performed in a 3-shift rotation: day (7:00 –15:30), evening (15:30 - 0:00), and night (0:00 – 7:00).
Working at DAF: Your engine to the future!
DAF Trucks is not just a factory; it is the beating heart of the High Tech Campus region. On a gigantic site of 900,000 m² (about 125 football fields), we are building the transport world of tomorrow using state-of-the-art technology. The site is located just outside the center of Eindhoven.
Teamwork: You work together with over 7,000 proud colleagues in an international environment.
Innovation leader: Over the past 5 years, DAF has won the prestigious International Truck of the Year award no less than 3 times. Recently, the New Generation XF was also crowned Fleet Truck of the Year 2025.
Green frontrunner: Since 2025, series production of the fully electric DAF XD and XF Electric has been running at full speed in our brand-new Electric Truck Assembly.
Are you technically skilled and do you have experience with CNC metal machining? Then become the next key player in our great production process!
Apply for this position using the button below, or contact us using the information below!
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