PRESS BRAKE OPERATOR / MECH TECH N 3 (SHEET METAL)

Huntington Ingalls•Fairview, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Press Brake Operator / Mechanical Technician fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs production sheet metal products and equipment, including control boxes, drain pipes, ventilators, and furnace casings, in accordance with blueprints, drawings, and specifications. The role includes creating sheet metal layouts; setting up and operating fabrication machinery; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms; operating welding and soldering equipment; and inspecting assemblies and installations for compliance with specifications. The employee may monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. The position involves operating and programming press equipment, reading work packages and prints to identify dimensions, angles, and radii, and laying out material for accurate forming. The employee ensures appropriate tooling is available, follows shipyard quality standards and dimensional tolerances, and coordinates with engineers and programmers regarding machine and part capabilities. The role also includes creating templates and radius gauges and using shipyard and design systems and measurement tools to locate parts and obtain measurements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and five years of additional education and/or related experience; or an apprenticeship graduate or associate's degree in a relevant discipline and three years of related experience.
Experience with a 1500 Ton CNC Standard Brake Press, 750 Ton CNC Accur Press, 400 Ton Standard C-Frame Press, and 80 Ton CNC DigiBend.
Ability to read prints and work packages and locate dimensions, angles, and radii.
Ability to create programs on CNC press computers and lay out material for accurate forming.
Ability to use tools such as calipers, protractors, angle finders, tape measures, and digital radius gauges.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair production sheet metal products and equipment according to blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
Create sheet metal layouts and lay out material to ensure accurate forming of parts.
Set up and operate fabrication machinery, including press equipment.
Shape metal over anvils, blocks, or forms.
Operate welding and soldering equipment.
Inspect assemblies and installations for conformance to specifications.
Monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures, as applicable.
Read work packages and prints to find dimensions, angles, and radii.
Create programs on CNC press computers.
Ensure the correct tooling is available for required work.
Follow shipyard quality standards and dimensional tolerances.
Coordinate with engineers and programmers to verify machine and part capabilities.
Create templates and radius gauges to complete work.
Navigate Swims, AutoCAD, Teamcenter, and DXF files to find parts or obtain measurements.