Press Brake/Shear Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Department: Sheet Metal

Purpose of Position: The Shear Operator runs a machine that cuts materials such as sheet metal and various other types of metal to specified dimensions and angles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lifts workpiece manually or by overhead crane to machine bed or roller table and positions it against side guide end stops.
• Positions and clamps stops and side guides to set length angle of cut, using rule, built-in gauges, or templates.
• Turns handwheel to adjust rake (angle) and pressure of blade.
• Starts machine which clamps workpiece and lowers blade to cut metal.
• Lays out cutting lines on metal, using rule, square, or template when shearing single pieces.
• May position stops according to calibrated gauge on machine to shear to length such items as scrap, billets, or reinforcing rods.
• May tilt bed, blade, or install fixtures to shear, bevel, or trim fabricated items.
• Inspect work, using tape, compass, gauge, template, or micrometer to verify dimensions.
• Must be proficient in the position of shear operator.
• Collects cut material and stacks it on pallets for further processing.
• Must to able to follow directions for each set-up and operation.

Qualifications:
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Strong analytical skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Mechanical aptitude and an eye for detail
• Conscious of safety at all times
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to read blue prints is a plus
• Stand for at least 8 hours a day
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel objects such as tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee is required to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance.
• Continuously perform repetitive movements
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• High school diploma or GED is preferred
• 1-3 months of related experience operating a Shear is preferred.

Pay Range $16.00-$19.00