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Brake Press Lead

R&M Manufacturing
River, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 11/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/12/2025

Job Title: Brake Press Lead

Location: Buffalo, MN

Job Type: Full-time

Pay Range: $32 - $37 Hourly

Company: R&M Manufacturing

About Us: R&M Manufacturing, part of the Arise Industrial Manufacturing family, was founded in 1968 to produce precision sheet metal components. With over 50 years providing excellence in sheet metal fabrication, R&M will assist with all sheet metal needs - from prototyping to production runs.

The R&M team's mission is to surpass the competition by delivering superior quality with integrity and fostering dynamic partnerships with customers. The core values emphasize safety as the top priority, investing in growth and training, operating with honesty, providing world-class service, and promoting teamwork for organizational improvement.

Job Overview: A Brake Press Lead oversees the operation and efficiency of brake press machines. They are responsible for leading a team of operators, ensuring that metal parts are accurately shaped and bent according to specifications. This role involves setting up and adjusting the brake press, monitoring the production process, and ensuring that safety and quality standards are met. The Brake Press Lead also provides training, troubleshooting support, and collaborates with other departments to optimize production schedules and meet manufacturing goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Setup and operate machines to bend or straighten metal material
  • Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes
  • Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, or rulers
  • Read work orders or blueprints to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances
  • Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers
  • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned and required.

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of experience with brake press machines, leadership role preferred
  • Follow all required safety regulations
  • Maintain a clean and safe 5S work environment.
  • Perform physical actions which may include frequent bending, twisting, reaching, walking, consistent standing, and the ability to lift/carry and push/pull objects

Why Work with Us?

  • We offer competitive pay as well as an outstanding benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, 401k, Paid Time Off, and more!
  • We offer opportunities for career growth and development.
  • We offer a positive work culture with a safe environment while producing quality work efficiently.

Benefits: We offer a full-scale comprehensive benefits package including company-provided life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance and virtual medical healthcare services.

The company also offers voluntary medical, dental, vision, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, accidental, critical care and hospital indemnity insurance. Additionally, we offer generous Health Savings Account and 401k/Roth retirement savings plans.

How to Apply: If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you're a great fit for the role, please submit your application here. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming and encouraging applications from everyone. Our company participates in E-Verify to ensure a fair and inclusive employment process.

Salary : $32 - $37

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