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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