Metalcraft of Mayville is seeking a Brake Press Operator for 2nd & 3rd Shifts in our Mayville, WI facility. Apply today to join our team & a growing company! The Brake Press Operator is responsible for the daily setup and operation of Cincinnati and Amada hydraulic CNC controlled press brakes in a just-in-time fabrication shop.
Requirements
- Set up and operate a hydraulic press or punch press for routine established work.
- Select correct tooling for the job task with setup documents or supervisor/lead assistance.
- Load, install and correctly set up the tools required with some assistance from a supervisor or a lead.
- Perform assigned work to time standards and quality expectations
- Account for time and work completed via online computer data collection system.
- Safely operate a forklift to handle materials and completed work.
- Make routine decisions and use problem solving to resolve basic manufacturing issues or seek assistance.
- Report and document basic material, production and quality control issues.
- Maintain performance log books on assigned area equipment, report deficiencies to the maintenance team.
- Participate in equipment preventative maintenance at the operator level.
- Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
- Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
- Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
- 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.
- Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
- Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
- Lubricate workpieces with oil.
- Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
- Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
- Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials.
- Mark identifying data on workpieces.
- Grind out burrs or sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, or polishing jacks.
- Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
- Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
- Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.
- Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
- Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings.
- Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.
- Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.
- Sharpen dulled blades, using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes.
- Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.
- Hand-form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, or anvils.
- Preheat workpieces, using heating furnaces or hand torches.
- Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.
- Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, or cutters on arbors.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and plant safety standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Holidays & Vacation
- Air Conditioned Facility
- $2.00/hour shift premium for 2nd & 3rd shift
- Advancement Opportunities
- Free Health Clinic
- On-the-job training
- AND MORE!
- $1000 Signing Bonus!
