Equipment Operator - Press Brake

Farwest Steel Corporation; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K with company match (up to 3.5%)

Safety bonus up to $0.60/hr (quarterly

Career development opportunities

Paid vacation, sick leave & holidays

Job summary

Farwest Steel Corporation is seeking an Equipment Operator - Press Brake for our onsite facility in the Western United States. The role operates a numerically controlled press brake on a swing shift (2:30pm-11:00pm, Monday–Friday) with a wage of $20.50–$31.25 per hour plus $1.25 shift differential, DOE.

This full-time position emphasizes high-quality part production, machine maintenance, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year of press brake experience.
• Ability to read and interpret prints.
• Able to read English and metric tapes and micrometers.
• Understand program editing and basic machine functions.
• Knowledge of tolerances and dimensional measurement.
• Crane operation and material handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate the press brake to maximize machine efficiency and part quality.
• Verify order requirements: priority, material, dies, machine settings, program load.
• Improve product quality through validated machine positioning and inspection.
• Edit programs and adjust for production quality and efficiency.
• Perform first part inspection to specified tolerances.
• Assist teammates to improve process and delivery times.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance for maximum uptime.
• Support safe work practices and 5S in the workplace.
• Complete routing sheets and production paperwork.
• Handle materials using overhead crane and forklift.

Skills

Press brake operation

Print reading

Measurement & tolerances

Program editing

Basic math & geometry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Overhead crane

Forklift

Job description

Hello prospective employee, we appreciate you taking the time to learn about Farwest and this Equipment Operator - Press Break position!

About Farwest

Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956. Farwest’s products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution. We have over 600 employees in 7 Western States.

As a company, Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe, innovative, creative, fun, diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees. We are a full line steel service center with product line distribution, flame, plasma, and laser processing, welding, forming, rolling, and reinforcing steel capabilities.

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and Disability, a 401K with up to a 3.5% match.
• Safety bonus of up to $0.60 an hour paid quarterly based on branch safety goals.
• Career development opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick and holidays.

About This Position

Job Type: Full Time, Onsite

Schedule: Swing Shift, 2:30pm-11:00pm Monday through Friday.

Wage: $20.50 to $31.25 per hour (DOE). Plus $1.25 per hour shift differential.

Responsible for operating the press brake at maximum machine efficiency, generating highest part quality and performing general machine predictive maintenance based on safety and best practices in the steel service industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Efficient operation of numerically controlled Press Brake machine through challenging the capabilities of the machine and maximizing the utilization of the material consumed. Ensuring quality and customer expectations on every order.
• Confirm order requirements are met, including the proper selection of job priority, material, dies, machine setting, and program loading. Select position and align dies. Adjust pressure, die clearances, and back gauges as required.
• Enhance customer satisfaction by improving product quality through validation of machine positioning, program accuracy and inspection of the final product.
• Make adjustments; edit programs, . to optimize production quality and efficiency.
• First part inspection on all production runs to specified tolerances and dimensional check.
• Increase process and delivery response by assisting other employees in your department.
• Perform regular predictive maintenance of the equipment to ensure maximum up-time
• Participate in a safe work environment through best practices including promoting of all company safety policies, OSHA guidelines, maintenance of a 5S
• Fill out necessary forms and paperwork, including routing sheets, production reports, .
• Handle material with use of an overhead crane and forklift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year of press brake experience.
• Dependable, on time and be ready to work daily.
• Ability to read and interpret prints.
• Able to read Standard English and metric tapes and micrometers.
• Must understand program editing, basic machine functions, safe operations, machine adjustments and reading, basic math, and dimensional knowledge.
• Full understanding of material flow and routing.
• Prior fabrication experience as well as, crane operation, metal processing, and material handling equipment experience.

Join a growing, dynamic company with operations across the western US! Learn more at www.farweststeel.com/careers

As a condition of employment, all applicants are required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Farwest adheres to federal regulations in regard to drug-testing, which includes THC. Pre-employment drug screen and background check must be completed, post offer of employment. Farwest participates in E-Verify and we confirm each candidate’s eligibility to legally work in the US.

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