What Is a Boring Machine Operator and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

In manufacturing and materials fabrication, a boring machine operator controls a boring machine or similar drilling or mill machine to bore, ream, or drill holes in different materials, such as metal and plastic. Your responsibilities include the set-up, calibration, and maintenance of the machinery and other tools. Your duties are to read technical specifications and operate the machines to drill holes in the objects. This may involve calibrating CNC equipment or other computer controlled machinery at the production facility.

To become a boring machine operator, you need a high school diploma or a GED certificate, as well as some advanced qualifications and experience with machining, mechanical tools, and computer programming. Many modern boring machines run on computer programs, so you need to know how to program the software for different types of jobs. You can take a vocational program, attend community college courses, or get training on the job. Important skills for the work include being detail-oriented and having good verbal communication.