Job Description

Job Title (Internal): Press Brake Operator

Job Title (Market/External): Press Brake Operator

Division: Arrowhead

Department: Fabrication 

Reports to: Fabrication Team Leader

FLSA Status: Hourly non-exempt

Job Summary

The Press Brake Operator position will be responsible operating and maintaining the Press Brake and perform various fabrication projects as required.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Competent use of hand, bench and light machine operations to perform deburring, filing, grinding and polishing on machined parts.
2. Understanding of and ability to utilize a tape measure, squaring tools, electronic level, calipers, and micrometers.
3. Understand tolerances for parts.
4. Ability to understand why machines are not at peak performance, how to increase output.
5. Accuracy with alignment, dimensional and general inspection requirements. Perform spot inspections of parts.
6. Interpretation of work orders, blueprints and bills of material. Complete and maintain paperwork.
7. Configure bend allowances for sheet metal (stainless, aluminum, and regular steel)
8. Operate small forklift, pallet jacks, hoist, etc. to lift and transport materials exceeding 50 pounds
9. Performance of cycle counts as prescribed by Production and Inventory Control.
10. Full understanding of housekeeping expectations
11. Interpretation of work orders, blueprints, and bills of material.
12. Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

This position consist of but is not limited to; Produces parts by programming, setting up, and operating a computer numerical control (CNC). Must be proficient in all press brake machines on site. Document tooling and safe practices for Press Brake operations. Ability to calculate, blank sizes, bend locations, appropriate tonnage and tooling for each part being formed. Detects equipment malfunctions or out of tolerance machining and adjusts machine within capabilities. Reports all machine malfunctions to Management. Communicates with management, production control, quality and other shop personnel for assignments and to resolve machining or quality issues. Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations. Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to read blueprints. Ability to understand basic fraction to decimal conversions and knowledge of numbers and dimensions.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills 

Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Plan and prioritize tasks.

Physical Demands

Activity	Amount of Time
None	% of time
Stand		66%+
Walk		33-66%
Sit	NA	0
Talk		0-33%
Hearing/Listening		0-33%
Use hands and finger to feel		0-33%
Reach with arms		0-33%
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl		0-33%
Weight Lifted	Amount of Time
None	% of time
Up to 10 pounds		33-66%
Up to 25 pounds		33-66%
Up to 50 pounds		33-66%
Up to 100 pounds	NA	0
More than 100 pounds	NA	0

Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily production/technical nature.

Working Conditions

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office/production setting with adequate ventilation.

How much exposure to the following environmental conditions does this job require? 

	None	% of time
Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)	X
Work near moving mechanical parts		66%+
Work in high, precarious places	X
Fumes or airborne particles		0-33%
Toxic or caustic chemicals	X
Outdoor weather conditions	X
Extreme cold (non-weather)	X
Extreme heat (non-weather)	X
Risk of electrical shock	X
Work with explosives	X
Risk of radiation	X
Vibration		0-33%
Other:
Other:

Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light  traffic)  

Work Schedule/Hours

1st Shift: 4:30am – 2:00pm, M-F

2nd Shift: 2:00pm – 2:00am, M-Th

Travel

No overnight travel required.

 

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