Press Brake Operative

Hours of Work: Rotating Days/Afternoons

• Days - Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm
  
  
• Afternoons - Monday -Thurs 2pm-12am
  
  Salary: £14.37-£15.09 per hour
  
  Benefits:
  
  
• Company pension & £750 Signing bonus
  
  
• Free Flu jabs
  
  
• Gym membership & Onesite Parking
  
  
• Health & wellbeing programme
  
  
• Life insurance & Private medical insurance
  
  About our client:
  
  Founded in 1989, they are one of the largest subcontract engineering companies in the North of England, with a highly skilled and experienced workforce utilising the very latest technology, supplying product to a host of major sectors including Road Transport, Coach & Bus, Waste Solutions, Aerial Platforms, Security, Construction Equipment and Rail.
  
  Whilst retaining the benefits and independence of a family company, a strong management team, committed workforce, and ever-expanding range of facilities gives them the capability to provide a total high-quality service.
  
  About the role:
  
  We are currently looking for a Press Brake Operative who is responsible for the daily setup and operation of computer-controlled press brakes to perform one or more machine functions on steel products, having the ability to:
  
  
• Produce components requiring interpretation of engineering drawings, aided by jigs and templates.
  
  
• Programme a component accurately to any engineering drawing.
  
  
• Operating to a high standard and fully understands comprehensive bend symbols and technical data on engineering drawings.
  
  Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  
  
• Capable of problem solving and mentoring press labourer/operator where required.
  
  
• Capable of producing parts without the need for supervision and dimensionally check to drawing and make adjustments to programmes.
  
  
• Capable of understanding more advanced drawing symbols.
  
  
• Capable of working to drawing tolerances and possessing the knowledge and skills to maintain them to an acceptable standard.
  
  
• Capable of producing components and dimensionally checking and verifying to drawing
  
  
• Can work from flat profile drawings and understand development lengths.
  
  
• Proficient in all the onsite press brake machinery.
  
  
• Capable of working to deadlines and see tasks through to completion in a timely manner.
  
  
• Understands safe working practices material and tooling limits.
  
  
• Keep the department clean and tidy.
  
  
• Follow company procedures as laid down in the staff handbook.
  
  
• Work to the company 6s system.
  
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  
  
• Apprentice trained or time served experience in the press brake industry.
  
  
• Safety, Quality, Accuracy, Timeliness, Reliability and Thoroughness of work performed.
  
  
• Understands health and safety on the shop floor.
  
  
• Develops good working relationships with the Team Leader, Supervisor, co-workers, and other employees.
  
  
• Ability to operate precision measuring devices such as callipers, square, micrometres, protractors, and tape measures
  
  
• Signing bonus