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Brake Press Operator

DAKOTA BODIES LLC
Watertown, SD Full Time
POSTED ON 6/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/20/2026

Dakota Bodies is now hiring Day, Night, and Weekend Brake Press Operators. New to the Brake Press or a seasoned veteran, we are willing to consider anyone eager enough to learn - as long as you can lift up to 50 pounds!

Starting pay: $20.00 per hour, DOE

Night Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour

Job Duties and Tasks

  • Sets stops on machine bed, changes die, and adjusts components, such as ram or power press, when making multiple or successive passes.
  • Operates power press, power brake, apron brake, swaging machine, foot-powered press, hydraulic press, or arbor press according to specifications.
  • Installs, aligns, and secures gears, holding fixtures, dies to machine bed, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
  • Plans sequence of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of metal.
  • Inspects workpiece for defects.
  • Measures workpiece and verifies dimensions and weight, using micrometer, template, straightedge, and scale.
  • Selects and positions flat, block, radius, or special purpose die sets into ram and bed of machine, using hoist, crane, measuring instruments and hand tools.
Qualifications:

Knowledge, Experience, Education

  • Experience preferred but will train. (preferably using an Accurpress Brake ETS 3000 Control) or complete training at the Watertown, SD facility. 
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Ability to read blueprints
  • Ability to read a tape measure

Salary : $20

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