Press Brake Operator

Press Brake Operative

Hours of Work: Rotating Days/Afternoons

• Days - Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm
• Afternoons - Monday -Thurs 2pm-12am

Salary: 14.37- 15.09 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension & 750 Signing bonus
• Free Flu jabs
• Gym membership & Onesite Parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance & Private medical insurance

About our client:

Founded in 1989, they are one of the largest subcontract engineering companies in the North of England, with a highly skilled and experienced workforce utilising the very latest technology, supplying product to a host of major sectors including Road Transport, Coach & Bus, Waste Solutions, Aerial Platforms, Security, Construction Equipment and Rail.

Whilst retaining the benefits and independence of a family company, a strong management team, committed workforce, and ever-expanding range of facilities gives them the capability to provide a total high-quality service.

About the role:

We are currently looking for a Press Brake Operative who is responsible for the daily setup and operation of computer-controlled press brakes to perform one or more machine functions on steel products, having the ability to:

• Produce components requiring interpretation of engineering drawings, aided by jigs and templates.
• Programme a component accurately to any engineering drawing.
• Operating to a high standard and fully understands comprehensive bend symbols and technical data on engineering drawings.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Capable of problem solving and mentoring press labourer/operator where required.
• Capable of producing parts without the need for supervision and dimensionally check to drawing and make adjustments to programmes.
• Capable of understanding more advanced drawing symbols.
• Capable of working to drawing tolerances and possessing the knowledge and skills to maintain them to an acceptable standard.
• Capable of producing components and dimensionally checking and verifying to drawing
• Can work from flat profile drawings and understand development lengths.
• Proficient in all the onsite press brake machinery.
• Capable of working to deadlines and see tasks through to completion in a timely manner.
• Understands safe working practices material and tooling limits.
• Keep the department clean and tidy.
• Follow company procedures as laid down in the staff handbook.
• Work to the company 6s system.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Apprentice trained or time served experience in the press brake industry.
• Safety, Quality, Accuracy, Timeliness, Reliability and Thoroughness of work performed.
• Understands health and safety on the shop floor.
• Develops good working relationships with the Team Leader, Supervisor, co-workers, and other employees.
• Ability to operate precision measuring devices such as callipers, square, micrometres, protractors, and tape measures
• Signing bonus