Brake Press Operator

Dakota Bodies; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dakota Bodies is hiring Brake Press Operators for day, night, and weekend shifts in Watertown, SD. Starting pay is $20.00 per hour, DOE, with a night differential of $2.00 per hour. The role involves setting up presses, changing dies, aligning components, and inspecting parts to ensure quality.

Candidates may have prior brake press experience; however, training is available. Lifting up to 50 pounds is required, and mechanical aptitude with reading blueprints and tape measures is important.

Qualifications

• Experience preferred but will train.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to read a tape measure

Responsibilities

• Sets stops on machine bed, changes die, and adjusts components when making multiple or successive passes.
• Operates power press, power brake, apron brake, swaging machine, foot-powered press, hydraulic press, or arbor press according to specifications.
• Installs, aligns, and secures gears, holding fixtures, dies to machine bed using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Plans sequence of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of metal.
• Inspects workpiece for defects.
• Measures workpiece and verifies dimensions and weight using micrometer, template, straightedge, and scale.
• Selects and positions flat, block, radius, or special purpose die sets into ram and bed of machine, using hoist, crane, measuring instruments and hand tools.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Tape measure reading

Mechanical knowledge

Education

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Dakota Bodies is now hiring Day, Night, and Weekend Brake Press Operators. New to the Brake Press or a seasoned veteran, we are willing to consider anyone eager enough to learn - as long as you can lift up to 50 pounds!

Starting pay: $20.00 per hour, DOE

Night Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour

Job Duties And Tasks

• Sets stops on machine bed, changes die, and adjusts components, such as ram or power press, when making multiple or successive passes.
• Operates power press, power brake, apron brake, swaging machine, foot-powered press, hydraulic press, or arbor press according to specifications.
• Installs, aligns, and secures gears, holding fixtures, dies to machine bed, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Plans sequence of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of metal.
• Inspects workpiece for defects.
• Measures workpiece and verifies dimensions and weight, using micrometer, template, straightedge, and scale.
• Selects and positions flat, block, radius, or special purpose die sets into ram and bed of machine, using hoist, crane, measuring instruments and hand tools.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Experience, Education

• Experience preferred but will train. (preferably using an Accurpress Brake ETS 3000 Control) or complete training at the Watertown, SD facility.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to read a tape measure