Description
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
