CNC Fabrication Specialist – Laser & Press Brake

Productivity Inc; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance — 1

401(k) with company match

Generous vacation, personal time, and

paid holidays

Company-paid Short-Term & Long-Term DI

Company-paid life insurance

Job summary

Productivity, Inc. is seeking an experienced fabrication professional who can translate shop-floor know-how into practical customer solutions. You’ll help clients optimize fiber laser, nesting, and press brake processes, and you’ll program, set up, and demonstrate equipment.

Travel about 20% while training customers, supporting sales demonstrations, and developing time studies and tooling recommendations. A 5+ year hands-on background is preferred; a related degree is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on fabrication experience.
• Experience as a fabrication expert in a shop setting.
• Strong problem‑solving and ability to explain technical information.
• A related degree is helpful but not required.
• Excellent communication with customers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Help customers solve laser, press brake, programming, nesting, tooling, and processing challenges.
• Program, set up, and demonstrate fabrication equipment.
• Train customers on equipment and applications.
• Work with sales on demonstrations and solutions.
• Develop time studies, process plans, tooling recommendations, and application solutions.
• Support trade shows and customer events as a fabrication expert.

Skills

Fiber laser

Press brake

Nesting

CAD/CAM

Fabrication programming

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Degree helpful

Tools

CAD/CAM software

Nesting software

Fabrication programming software

Turret punch

Plasma cutting

Waterjet

Job description

Take your fabrication expertise beyond the shop floor.

Are you the person others turn to when there’s a question about a fiber laser, programming, nesting, setup, or running a difficult part correctly?

Productivity, Inc. is looking for an experienced fabrication professional who wants to use that knowledge in a different way—helping customers solve problems, improve processes, evaluate equipment, and get more from their fabrication technology.

$85,000–$105,000/year, based on experience and technical expertise

Travel: Approximately 20%

We’re Especially Interested In People With

• Fiber laser expertise — programming, nesting, setup, operation, troubleshooting, and process optimization
• Press brake expertise — programming, setup, tooling selection, bending processes, and troubleshooting
• Experience with CAD/CAM, nesting, and fabrication programming software
• Broader fabrication experience with equipment such as turret punch, plasma, waterjet, or plate roll is a plus
• Experience as a lead, supervisor, foreman, production planner, or other go-to technical resource is highly valued
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to explain technical information to others

What You’ll Do

• Help customers solve laser, press brake, programming, nesting, tooling, and processing challenges
• Program, set up, and demonstrate fabrication equipment
• Train customers on equipment and applications
• Work with our sales team on equipment demonstrations and customer solutions
• Develop time studies, process plans, tooling recommendations, and application solutions
• Support trade shows and customer events as a fabrication equipment expert

If you have 5+ years of strong hands‑on fabrication experience, we want to hear from you. A degree is helpful, but it isn’t required.

We’re particularly interested in the person who has become the fabrication expert in their shop—whether your current title is Laser Programmer, Fabrication Lead, Press Brake Programmer, Shop Foreman, Production Planner, Fabrication Supervisor, or something else entirely.

Why Productivity?

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance — Day 1
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation, personal time, and paid holidays
• Company-paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid and voluntary life insurance

Productivity, Inc. has been helping manufacturers solve machining, fabrication, tooling, and automation challenges for more than 50 years. This is an opportunity to use what you already know, keep learning, and become a trusted technical resource to manufacturers throughout the region.