Press Brake Operator B - 2nd Shift (3:15pm - 11:45pm)

Perlick Corporation•Milwaukee, WI

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This position works 2nd shift hours (3:15pm - 11:45pm) and is eligible for a $1.00 shift differential. The Press Brake Operator B is responsible for setting up, adjusting, and operating press brakes to perform a variety of forming and bending operations on various gauge materials to close dimensional requirements. This includes positioning, aligning, and securing forming dies, adjusting ram stroke, and setting stop gauges. While limited set-up knowledge is acceptable initially, the role requires 6 months of machine operation experience and the capability to perform basic press brake setups within 6 months, with ongoing learning for more advanced setups. The operator must meet established efficiency and productivity standards, determine the sequence of bends for complex operations, and improvise setups for special shapes. Work is performed from drawings, specifications, templates, and samples, utilizing various measuring tools. The position requires minimal supervision and is responsible for the quality of their own work, which is subject to inspection.

Requirements

Requires knowledge of basic mechanical principles, metal fabricating methods, basic mathematics as may be acquired by a vocational or high school education.
Requires a knowledge of Press Brake equipment and procedures as is usually obtained in two years of high or vocational school education program.
An entry level knowledge blueprint reading skills as evidenced thru completion of a basic level Welders Blue print reading class at a tech school or equivalent level is required.
6 months experience with machine operation.
Capable of setting up Press Brake equipment at a basic level within a 6 month period.

Nice To Haves

Continue learning more advanced setups over time.

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust and operate press brakes to perform a variety of forming and bending operations of various gauge materials to close dimensional requirements.
Position, align and secure forming dies and adjust ram stroke to suit gauge of material, angle or contours.
Set stop gauges to conform with dimensional specifications, template or samples.
Determine sequence of bends on multiple pass operations for work having a series of bends at various angles and in different planes.
Improvise setups to form special shapes having single or compound radii, angle flanges, etc., requiring considerable care in ram adjustments to avoid surface irregularities.
Work from drawings, specifications, templates and samples.
Use scale, square, protractor, calipers, micrometers, angle and radius sweep gauges to set up and check work.
Proceed with minimum supervision; responsible for quality of own work.
Meet established efficiency and productivity standards.