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 is looking for a skilled Press Brake & Folding Beam Operator to produce accurate formed metal parts. This role requires print reading, setup ability, tooling knowledge, measurement, quality ownership, and safe machine operation. Experience on either CNC press brakes or folding beam/panel bending equipment is valuable, and cross-training on both is encouraged.

What You Will Do

• 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 tape measures, 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.

What We Are Looking For

• Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings.
• Understanding of metal bending, bend direction, tolerances, and dimensional inspection.
• Ability to perform setups with limited supervision at the level hired.
• Comfort using precision measuring tools and making controlled machine corrections.
• Strong attention to quality, safety, and material handling.
• Ability to work independently and adjust to high-mix production priorities.

Experience That Helps

• One to three or more years of press brake, folding beam, panel bender, or sheet-metal experience.
• Experience with multiple machine controls, tooling systems, or materials.
• CNC programming/setup experience.
• High-mix, low-volume metal fabrication experience.
• Experience working with parts produced by laser or punch equipment.

What AES Offers

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Additional company-paid and voluntary benefits according to current AES plan terms.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Full-time, year-round manufacturing work.
• Opportunities to cross-train and grow into higher-skill manufacturing roles.

Career Growth

Operators can progress into advanced setup/programming, cross-training on both press brake and foldingbeam equipment, senior operator, fabrication, quality, training, or lead responsibilities.

How We Hire

Qualified candidates will be invited to tour AES and complete a practical press brake/folding beam assessment focused on print reading, tooling/setup logic, bend sequence, measurement, corrections, and safe judgment.