Press Brake Operator

Job Summary

Press brake operators will use a press brake to bend, shape, cut, and manipulate sheet metal or metal plates according to specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Load steel plate stock on machine
• Support and assist fabrication department
• Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.
• Determine the appropriate equipment or method based on requirements to cut, bend, etc.
• Verify settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces, adhering to standards
• Maintains specifications including taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes
• Experience in using electrical or manual tools (saws, squares, shears, rolls, etc.)
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Plans by studying work orders, engineering plans, materials, specifications, locations of surfaces, and parameters, interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances
• Plans stock inventory by checking stock to determine amount available
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least one year of experience in metal fabrication or related work preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics

Able to manage multiple projects, able to determine project urgency in a meaningful and practical way; detailed oriented.

Work Environment 

This is a working manufacturing and production facility.  As such this is a hot, dusty, loud area, and there are always moving parts.  Caution and attention to your surroundings needs to always be at the for front of your mind as safety always starts with you. 

Travel

Less than 5% per year

Attention to Detail

Follows detailed procedures and ensures accuracy in documentation and data; carefully monitors gauges and processes; concentrates on routine work details; organizes and maintains documents and records. Goal/task accomplishment with minimal supervision; professionalism and the ability to interact effectively with others; ability to meet planned and unscheduled deadlines in a timely manner.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Disclaimer

The above statements are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the job requirements. Rather, they are intended to describe the general nature of the job. inExhaust reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.