Description

Position Summary

Operate Amada® and Safan Darley® press brakes and support the production team by assembling parts, operating machinery, and forming of metal products as instructed by supervisors. In addition, produce a variety of parts, all of which must meet the dimensional specifications of the mechanical engineered drawings.

Essential Functions 

• Establish and operate sheet metal equipment under minimal supervision to fabricate as well as form products as per engineering drawings and parameters
• Perform loading and unloading of material by changing tools and select required machine programs
• Inspect and maintain press breaking operative equipment’s for conformance with safety requirements
• Ensure to correct issues related to safety before performing operations
• Prioritize production runs to assure customer orders are concluded on time. Maximize machine run time plus productivity
• Work from live schedule, verbal and written instruction, bills of material, routing, samples, blueprints, and control plans
• Operate fabricator, begin machine, and supervise displays plus machine operation to identify malfunction
• Set up tooling, load programs and set machine parameters to ensure optimal performance of the equipment
• Maintain and manage as well as tooling cleanliness and in good physical shape
• Inspects all manufactured parts following work in process inspection methods and ensure to accomplish engineering specifications
• Resolve quality as well as mechanical problems and repair minor issues along with equipment adjustments as required
• Work in a fast-paced environment with fast changing priorities
• Provide a great level of attention to detail and focus on the given task
• Consistently produce usable product that meets the dimensional specifications of the engineered drawings
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Positive attitude and respect fellow employees
• Ability to perform well as a team
• Self-motivator and must be flexible to accommodate needs of your team
• Safety minded when performing task
• Ability and willingness to learn and be trained
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Must be able to work Monday-Thursday, 5:00am – 3:30pm; To meet the needs of the customer’s occasional overtime may be required. The company will try and give as much notice as possible

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 2 years set-up and operating experience, preferably with Amada® HFB-FBD or Safan Darley® equipment
• Solid background working with sheet metal
• Knowledge of tooling and tool maintenance
• Proven measurement and mathematical fraction/decimal and metric conversion skills
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to distinguish material types including aluminum, steel and stainless steel

Physical Demands

• Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms, hands, fingers, legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, handling of materials, and operating machinery.
• Perform repetitive motions using your hands and fingers such as, but not limited to, grasping, gripping, and holding.
• Carrying & lifting 10 – 50lbs. frequently