CNC Press Brake Operator - 1st Shift

Leonhardt Manufacturing is looking for an experienced CNC Press Brake Operator to join our first-shift manufacturing team in Hanover, PA.

This position is ideal for an operator who is comfortable working from prints, performing machine setups, selecting tooling, and making the adjustments necessary to produce parts to specification.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Press Brake Operator at Leonhardt, you'll be responsible for setting up and operating CNC press brake equipment to manufacture formed metal components.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting up and operating CNC press brakes
• Reading blueprints, drawings, and work instructions
• Selecting and installing the correct tooling for each job
• Making setup and machine adjustments as needed
• Checking dimensions and verifying parts meet print requirements
• Using calipers, protractors, height gauges, and other measuring equipment
• Working with steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
• Identifying and correcting setup or forming issues
• Maintaining an organized and safe work area

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with hands-on press brake experience who understands the importance of producing a quality part.

Qualified candidates should have:

• CNC press brake operating and setup experience
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing blueprints
• Experience using standard measuring and inspection equipment
• Working knowledge of basic shop math
• Good mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a manufacturing team

Preferred

• 2+ years of CNC press brake experience.
• Experience with bend deductions and forming calculations.
• Experience working with steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Experience troubleshooting machine setups.
• Manufacturing certifications are a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Frequently lift, move, and handle materials throughout the shift.
• Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, and perform repetitive tasks.

Why Leonhardt Manufacturing?

Leonhardt Manufacturing is a family-owned contract manufacturer with a reputation for quality, craftsmanship, and long-term customer relationships. Our team takes pride in producing precision components and welded assemblies for customers across multiple industries. We invest in our employees, maintain a safe work environment, and believe skilled tradespeople are the foundation of our success.

If you're looking for a company where your experience matters and your work makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join the Leonhardt Manufacturing team.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The principal duties and responsibilities enumerated are all essential job functions except those that begin with the word "may."

It is the policy of Leonhardt Manufacturing to require the potential candidate to submit to a drug screen and pass a sex offender background check once an offer is extended and accepted. Failure to pass or refusal to take the test will result in the withdrawal of the offer. I further understand that neither of the policies, rules, and regulations of employment or anything said during the interview process shall be deemed to constitute the terms of an implied employment contract.