Press Setter: Setup, Tooling & Troubleshooting (Manufacturing)

Nicholas Associates; Studley CP; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension (salary sacrifice)

Life assurance

Sick pay

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Nicholas Associates is recruiting a Press Setter for our manufacturing site near Redditch. The role focuses on press set up, tooling alignment and production support within a large engineering function.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with press shop operations, reading engineering drawings and using measuring equipment. Typical benefits include a bonus scheme, pension, life assurance and 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in press manufacturing / press shop operations.
• Proven experience with progression, transfer and secondary pressing operations.
• Experience setting and operating industrial presses and press tooling.
• Good understanding of press setup, tooling alignment and production requirements.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical fault-finding skills.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and manufacturing instructions.
• Experience using dimensional measuring equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate industrial presses and tooling to production specifications.
• Troubleshoot tooling, setups and press operations to minimize downtime.
• Support production teams with engineering drawings and manufacturing instructions.

Skills

Press manufacturing

Press operations

Engineering drawings

Dimensional measurement

Tools

Measuring equipment

Press tooling

Job description

Nicholas Associates is recruiting a Press Setter for our manufacturing site near Redditch. The role focuses on press set up, tooling alignment and production support within a large engineering function.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with press shop operations, reading engineering drawings and using measuring equipment. Typical benefits include a bonus scheme, pension, life assurance and 25 days holiday + bank holidays.