What are the responsibilities and job description for the Press Brake Operator position at Career Opportunities?
RESPONSIBILITES:
- Measure completed work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
- Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
- Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
- Load work pieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
- Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
- Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
- Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
- Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
- Clean and lubricate machines.
- Position, align, and secure work pieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to work on more than one task at a time.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work effectively with fellow employees.
- Ability to perform repetitive work.
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Regular predictable attendance.’