Press Brake Operator

Sheffield
4 months ago
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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

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