Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Press Brake Setup Operator. The ideal candidate will have experience with various machinery and tools, ensuring precision in metal fabrication processes.

Essential Job Functions:

· Set up and operate press brake machinery to bend, form, and shape metal sheets.

· Interpret blueprints and engineering drawings to determine the appropriate settings for the press brake.

· Assembles, installs, and aligns dies in press according to specifications, using feelers, shims, templates, bolts, clamps, and wrenches.

· Adjusts ram stroke to specified length.

· Locates, prepares, and loads material.

· Starts press and observes operation to detect misalignment or malfunction.

· Inspects work pieces for conformance to specifications, visually or using gauges or templates, and adjusts machine to correct errors.

· Inspects or uses gauges on parts to maintain dimensions.

· Inspects and measures parts to maintain quality records.

· Maintains accurate counts of parts; attaches labels or tags to finished part containers identifying customer, part number, quantity, and shop order information.

· Utilizes the data collection system to accurately record production activities including time spent, quantity produced and any rejected parts.

Job Qualification Requirements:

Training And Experience: Minimum of 1 year of related manufacturing education or work experience. Blueprint reading and shop mathematics skills are desired.

Physical Demand:

· Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.

· Exert up to 25 pounds of force frequently.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Des Plaines, IL (Required)

Work Location: In person