Our people: Adrien Lacour
As a team leader in the milling and turning department at MAPAL France S.A.S., Adrien Lacour’s workdays are full of variety.
Between being in the machine room and at the desk – a good team player must be able to play many positions. At the French site in Le Chambon-Feugerolles, Adrien Lacour acts as an important liaison between production and management for the milling and turning department.
“My responsibilities include material and tool procurement, preparing the manufactured parts for transfer to heat treatment, and organising my team’s shift schedule. I also work in manufacturing. I work pretty independently when it comes to overseeing my sector, so I have to know all the machines and their respective tolerances”, Adrien says, describing his sphere of activity at MAPAL S.A.S. France The head office at the Chambon-Feugerolles site, close to the city of Saint-Étienne, focuses on manufacturing multi-bladed reamers, drills and milling cutters made of solid carbide and PCD.
Working at MAPAL is Adrien’s first professional post. He was born in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. After his technical school leaving exam, he completed his Bachelor of Science, specialising in technical innovation and ecological design. He followed this degree up with two years of study in the industrialisation of mechanical processes. He began training as a turner at MAPAL in 2014 and became a permanent employee after completing his training. “Back then, I was looking for a company where I could work and study for a two-year vocational university programme that focused on putting theory into practice with a BTS technical diploma. I picked MAPAL because it offered me the perfect working environment with an organised and tidy workshop as well as the opportunity to discover the world of machining, which I didn't know anything at all about at the time”, Adrien remembers. He's just been promoted to team leader of the turning and milling department.
Setting the pace for production
在所有的机床上得到了培训
他对于自己的升职感到特别的振奋，因为这也表明了公司赋予他极大信任。自此，他对待工作更加充满责任，并且在自己的工作岗位上拥有了更大的发挥才干的空间。通过新的职位，人们都期望能够获得更多的资质和综合技能。最初，他决定通过在多台机器上进行培训来增强他自己在多项技能方面的综合能力。“公司为我提供了各种不同的机床进行培训，且扩展了我的知识面。这样，我可以得心应手地应用整个园区所有的金属切削加工领域的机床，并且选择配置最适宜的计算机辅助设计和生产的软件，”Adrien 解释说。而在生产需要支持时，他也随时愿意作为 CNC-车床操作员和铣削工投入到操作加工中。
