Pipe Bender

R&B Wagner, Inc.; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

R&B Wagner, Inc. in Menomonee Falls seeks a Bender-A to operate bending equipment and ensure product quality according to specifications. You'll follow blueprints, maintain detailed instructions, and ensure safe working conditions.

Qualified candidates should have a high school diploma and 3-5 years experience in operating bending equipment, along with strong math skills in geometry and trigonometry. This role demands attention to detail and the ability to work independently while prioritizing tasks.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience operating bending equipment.
• Strong understanding of mandrel and wiper selection.
• Ability to measure accurately using various measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate bending equipment to produce products as per specifications.
• Check and ensure proper quality and specifications of produced items.
• Maintain a safe and organized work environment.

Skills

Operating bending equipment

Strong math skills in geometry and trigonometry

Ability to operate overhead crane and forklift

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Bending machines

Forklift

Overhead crane

Job description

Summary

Under the Supervisor of the Pipe Department, the Bender‑A is responsible for operating bending equipment, to produce a large variety of product in accordance with customer requirements and specifications. This includes both standard and custom‑made products and parts.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

1. Follow/create detailed instructions or blueprints, select tooling, set up and operate bender.
2. Assist in tool design and provide for tooling modifications as needed.
3. Create and maintain detailed job instructions.
4. Check first runs and subsequent pieces to ensure product meets company and customer specifications.
5. Layout parts and compare against blueprint or template, and measure per inspection report.
6. Provide quality feedback to appropriate personnel when necessary.
7. Diagnose and remedy operating and tooling problems, notifying appropriate personnel when necessary.
8. Run all manual benders in department.
9. Maintain machines per preventive maintenance schedules and manuals.
10. Maintain an organized work environment based on 5‑S principles; Sort, Scrub, Standardize, Set in Order and Sustain.
11. Maintain a safe working environment.
12. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

Level of education usually acquired through completion of high school and three to five years' experience of operating bending equipment. Strong math skills in geometry and trigonometry are necessary.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to accurately scan labor, check labor and provide for corrections.
2. Ability to operate overhead crane, aerial lift, forklift, hand trucks, and various bending machines.
3. Strong understanding of mandrel selection and positioning. Strong understanding of wiper selection and positioning. Ability to bend thin wall material on tight radii (example 1.0 to 1.5 Difficulty of Bend with a Wall Factor of 30 to 40).
4. Ability to measure (using ruler, tapes, height gauge, caliper, micrometer) and count accurately.
5. Ability to read and write English, follow verbal and written instructions and use basic math, including adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions. Specifically, the ability to calculate arc lengths (centerline and outside of bend), developed length calculation, vertex to tangent length, outside of bend to tangent line.
6. Ability to identify material sizes, lengths, dimensions, metal type, etc., usually acquired through 9‑12 months of experience.
7. Ability to operate the CNC, induction bender, or roll benders. This experience is usually acquired through 3‑5 years' experience of operating bending equipment.
8. Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
9. Ability to work independently and prioritize work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to bend, stoop, climb ladders, balance, and move about the facility. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. The Bender‑A must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 70 pounds on an occasional basis.