Precision Press Brake & Folding Beam Operator

AES-Manufacturin; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

AES Manufacturing in Missouri is seeking a skilled Press Brake & Folding Beam Operator to produce accurately formed metal parts. This role requires print reading, setup ability, tooling knowledge, and precise measurement, with cross-training on multiple machines encouraged.

The ideal candidate will read and interpret engineering drawings, select tooling, verify materials, and ensure safe operation while maintaining high quality and on-time production.

Qualifications

• Must read and interpret engineering drawings and fabrication prints.
• Ability to set up tooling, dies, and machine settings for each job.
• Experience with precision measurement and dimensional inspection.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC press brakes and folding beam/panel bending equipment.
• Read engineering drawings, work orders, bend details, dimensions, and fabrication prints.
• Select and install appropriate tooling, dies, programs, and machine settings for each job.
• Verify material type and thickness and plan bend sequence to produce parts safely and accurately.
• Make approved machine adjustments, offsets, and corrections to hold dimensions and angles.
• Measure and inspect finished parts using tapes, calipers, gauges, squares, protractors, and templates as appropriate.
• Identify quality problems and correct setup or process issues before producing additional nonconforming parts.
• Perform routine machine care, tooling care, cleaning, and basic troubleshooting.
• Track production accurately and communicate tooling, material, or machine problems promptly.
• Work with laser, fabrication, welding, assembly, quality, and engineering to keep parts moving through production.

Skills

Print reading

Setup ability

Tooling knowledge

Measurement

Quality ownership

Safe machine operation

Cross-training

Tools

CNC press brakes

Folding beam equipment

Panel bending equipment

Job description

AES Manufacturing in Missouri is seeking a skilled Press Brake & Folding Beam Operator to produce accurately formed metal parts. This role requires print reading, setup ability, tooling knowledge, and precise measurement, with cross-training on multiple machines encouraged.

The ideal candidate will read and interpret engineering drawings, select tooling, verify materials, and ensure safe operation while maintaining high quality and on-time production.