Press Brake Operator III - 2nd Shift *$1,000 Sign-on Bonus offered

Cadrex; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

Employer-paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability보험

Generous paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Education support program

Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement

Referral bonuses

Bonus plan for full-time employees

Job summary

Cadrex seeks a Press Brake Operator III to set up and operate metal bending machines in alignment with quality and production standards. The role involves tooling library management, coordinating service with maintenance, and assisting with part quotes and tooling selection.

You will train new staff, mentor peers, and contribute to safety initiatives while striving to exceed efficiency goals and quality targets in a multi-location manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints, memos, and simple instructions.
• Knowledge of basic business math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Must be comfortable with training new employees and mentoring current employees to reach company standards for quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate press brake machines.
• Coordinate and communicate maintenance/ servicing needs with lead and maintenance staff.
• Assist in quoting parts and selecting tooling.
• Train new employees and mentor current staff to meet quality/efficiency standards.
• Lead safety initiatives and drive lean process improvements.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Mathematical calculations

Leadership/mentoring

Communication with maintenance

Problem-solving

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Tooling library management

Job description

DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW

Cadrex is searching for a Press Brake Operator III to set up and operate metal bending machines (Press Brake) in accordance with quality/quantity standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draw new tools in library
• Ability to back-save tooling library and programs to network
• Call service and tech support for machine problems and work with techs
• Coordinate and communicate any need for service or maintenance work with their lead and maintenance staff. Work with maintenance to ensure equipment stays running efficiently and ensure PMs are being performed
• Ability to help with quoting new parts and what knowledge of what tooling will be needed
• Skilled at Parallelism
• Identify bend sequences of parts without reference sheets
• Know and understand all menus on Brake Press Computer
• Understand T-Factors for bending metal
• Know how to look up type and thickness of metal for bend radius
• Find the minimum punch size of material
• Know how to calculate punch nets for different radius measurements
• Ability to calibrate Press Brake Equipment
• Know when and how to order tooling
• Ability to train new employees and mentor current employees to reach company standards for quality and efficiency
• Direct completion or complete process improvements including creating jigs
• Exceed company standards for efficiency and quality PPM level for assigned work center
• Lead and participate in Safety initiatives
• Detect quality issues and exceed RMA goals
• Direct work and ask team for ownership to meet deadlines and goals
• Conduct team meetings with the Lead as needed
• Provide Lead with necessary information on the schedule to ensure accuracy and meet demands
• Look ahead at future schedule/capacity to provide feedback on potential overbooked time frames
• Effectively define problems, determine the cause, identify a solution, and implement them
• Populate white boards
• Know how to open and shut down the shop
• Train, identify, and implement lean processes and project improvement

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years' related experience preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints, memos, and simple instructions
• Knowledge of basic business math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Must be comfortable with training new employees and mentoring current employees to reach company standards for quality and efficiency

EDUCATION

• High School diploma

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

LOCATION

Onsite

SCHEDULE

M-F

TOTAL COMPENSATION INCLUDING BENEFITS

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full-time employees

CADREX'S CORE VALUES

• Safety first
• Rising to the challenge
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Doing the right thing

ABOUT US

CADREX Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production. For more information, visit www.cadrex.com.

Cadrex provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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