Press break operative Permanent

MYNT Recruitment are pleased to be working in partnership with a leading engineering company to hire a Press Brake Operative.

The company offer an excellent friendly working environment and an attractive rate of pay, working Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with an early finish on Friday.

This role will involve the operation of the Press-Brake, making sure all programmes are completed correctly and any issues recorded, coordinating activities with the Laser Operator/Labourer, to undertake material storage/usage and address equipment maintenance in order to ensure customer jobs are completed on time and all activities are completed in an efficient and effective manner

• Calculate sizes, bend locations, appropriate tonnage & tooling for each part being formed
• Undertake ‘1st offs’ to prove parts before rate manufacture & sample parts during the process to ensure dimensions and tolerances of finished products are accurate
• Liaison with the design team where job packs are not clear
• Use of registered/calibrated measuring equipment
• Make sure all Bending Jobs are completed to schedule
• Highlight any opportunities within the schedule
• Ensure that all completed jobs have been checked/inspected and that they are clearly marked & identified with the required paperwork
• Check all information is ready in line with the schedule
• Follow procedures for traceability, storage and control of materials, components and waste
• Proactively manage and maximise quality outputs across all jobs
• Support the deployment of Lean Manufacturing/5S methods into the production areas
• Maintain and clean the press brake and supporting equipment

Ideally you will have production experience within a Sheet Metal Fabrication environment.