Precision Press Brake Operator - Day Shift (6a-4p)

Triton Metal Products; Island Park (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Bonuses

Weekly pay

HSA and FSA opportunities

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays & vacation

Personal time

Job summary

Triton Metal Products, Hamilton, IN, is seeking a detail-driven Press Brake Operator for the day shift (6 am–4 pm) to form precision metal components. You will install and align punches and dies, adjust speeds, and verify dimensions against blueprints, ensuring on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of manufacturing experience, read engineering drawings, and operate precision tools like calipers and micrometers.

Qualifications

• Basic ability to read a tape measure and perform simple math.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn precision work.
• Basic understanding of tools or mechanical processes.

Responsibilities

• Install, align, and lock punches, dies, cutting blades in machine fixtures using gauges and tools.
• Operate, position, align, or secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or dies to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend or straighten metal.
• Adjust machine speeds, forces, and back gauges according to product specifications and use CNC controls for adjustments.
• Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Examine workpieces for defects and sort defective pieces accordingly.
• Start machines, monitor operations, and record operational data.
• Read work orders and prints to determine materials, bend lines, orientation, and tolerances.
• Work steadily within production schedules to achieve on-time delivery.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Blueprint reading

Precision measuring tools

Attention to detail

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Angle finders

Height gauges

Job description

Triton Metal Products, Hamilton, IN, is seeking a detail-driven Press Brake Operator for the day shift (6 am–4 pm) to form precision metal components. You will install and align punches and dies, adjust speeds, and verify dimensions against blueprints, ensuring on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of manufacturing experience, read engineering drawings, and operate precision tools like calipers and micrometers.