Vertical Turret Lathe CNC Operator — Heavy Components

Mural is partnering with a global industrial equipment manufacturer to add a hands-on CNC operator to their Ashland, Kentucky heavy industrial service center. This facility repairs and refurbishes large-scale steel mill components—casting rolls, mill rolls, roll chocks, and other heavy mechanical parts—for steel producers across North America. You’ll spend your time at the machine, not at a desk: this is a true operator role focused on execution, precision, and throughput.

A day (night) in the life

You clock in for the night shift and head straight to the Vertical Turret Lathe—an enormous VTL with a 3-meter diameter capacity. You review engineering drawings and GD&T callouts for the job in the chuck, confirm tooling readiness, load the program produced by the in-house programming team, and run a careful dry pass. You dial in offsets, tweak feed/speed when the cut calls for it, keep a close eye on cut quality, and verify critical dimensions. Parts run large and heavy here: mill rolls, roll chocks, and other steel mill components that must return to service without fail. You complete in-process checks and final inspections to print before moving to the next workpiece.

What you’ll handle

• Operate large-format CNC turning equipment—primarily the VTL—to machine and refurbish heavy steel mill components to engineering specifications.
• Set up tooling, load and run programs generated by the programming team, and make offsets and feed/speed adjustments as needed.
• Read and interpret prints and GD&T, and inspect finished work to drawing requirements.
• Proactively spot issues before they become scrap and communicate clearly across shifts.

Schedule

This is a night shift role. Standard shifts are 8 hours. When production surges, shifts can extend to 12 hours and may include weekend work. Overtime is mandatory when required by the production schedule.

What you bring

• Hands-on CNC machinist experience in operation (turning, milling, or both). Manual-only backgrounds are not considered.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T tolerances; confident with in-process inspection.
• Comfort setting tooling, making offset adjustments, and running with limited programmer support on nights.
• Experience with large-format CNC or heavy industrial machining is a plus.
• Vertical Turret Lathe experience is a top priority—highlight it if you have it.
• Willingness to work night shift with production-driven overtime and occasional weekends.
• Light G-code reading is a plus for on-the-fly adjustments.

Proficiencies valued here

• Equipment troubleshooting, CNC tooling, G-code, and M-code
• CNC machine setup and changeover
• Horizontal boring mills and live tooling
• Background in steel mill and steel production environments; shipyard experience is also relevant

Machines and controls on site

• Vertical Turret Lathe (large-diameter VTL)
• CNC Lathe (2–4 axis)
• CNC Lathe (5+ axis) — Mazak
• CNC Mill (5+ axis VMC) — Fanuc

Location and pay

Ashland, Kentucky | Competitive hourly rate

Ready to run?

If you’re a machinist’s machinist who takes pride in running big iron to print, we’d like to hear from you.