Press Break Operator

Job Description

Title: Press Brake operator

Location: Dublin, OH

Payrate: $18-$20 depending on experience

Shift Hours: 8am- 4:30pm OT is optinal until 6:30pm

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job, and the general nature and level of work performed in the job. But this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Summary Sets up and operates both mechanical and hydraulic power presses to bend, form, stretch, and straighten metal plates, metal extrusions, formed sheet metal, structural shapes and forgings by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Plans sequence of operations.

Measures and sights along workpiece to mark reference lines.

Selects and positions flat, V-block, radius, or special purpose die sets into ram and bed of machine.

Aligns and bolts dies to ram and bed of machine.

Turns handwheel, levers or operates switches to set depth and pressure of ram stroke.

Lifts and positions workpiece between dies of machine.

Starts machine to lower ram which bends or straightens workpiece between dies.

Repositions workpiece and changes dies when making multiple or successive passes.

Hand forms or finishes workpiece.

Grinds out burrs and sharp edges.

Inspects and marks job number on finished workpiece.

Bends or straightens cold metal.

Sets dies to punch and blank heavy metal.

Operates press equipped with two or more rams to bend angles or flanges or bend to radius by successive passes; or operates multiple acting hydraulic press to perform deep progressive and reverse draw operations of sheet metal.

Education and/or Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.