Press Brake Operator

Press Brake Operator

Job Category: General Labor

Full-Time

Priefert Mfg. Mt Pleasant, TX 75455, USA

Description

Responsibilities:

• Measure completed work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Examine completed work pieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
• Load work pieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
• Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
• Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Clean and lubricate machines.
• Position, align, and secure work pieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to work on more than one task at a time.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work effectively with fellow employees.
• Ability to perform repetitive work.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Regular predictable attendance.

Behaviors

Preferred

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

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