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Press brake operator - metal products manufacturing

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Metal product fabrication industry
  • Sheet metal shop

Tasks

  • Build staging or erect scaffolding for heavy metalworking jobs
  • Check products for correct shapes, dimensions and other specifications
  • Clean and lubricate machinery and equipment
  • Cut, bend, roll, ream, punch, drill, weld or otherwise shape and form metal stock into parts or products
  • Document work completed
  • Investigate problems to fix or make minor repair
  • Lay out, set up and operate one or more light or heavy metalworking machines
  • Operate machines or equipment which weld, solder, bolt, screw or rivet metal parts together
  • Operate presses or other forging machines to perform hot or cold forging to shape or form metal

Equipment and machinery experience

  • AutoCAD
  • Brakes
  • Drills
  • Forging press
  • Power presses
  • Punch presses
  • Shears
  • Use computer numerical control (CNC) machines

Metal forming or shaping operations experience

  • Bending
  • Coining
  • Cutting machine
  • Drawing
  • Flattening
  • Forming
  • Metal twisting
  • Piercing
  • Punching
  • Splitting
  • Straightening
  • Upsetting

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Manual dexterity
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
  • More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Ear plugs
  • Gloves
  • Hard hat
  • Mask
  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Tools

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

  • 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities