Press Brake Operator — High Pay, Growth & Benefits

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

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.