PRESS BRAKE & ROLL OPERATOR - 3rd SHIFT

PRAB, Inc.; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

PRAB, Inc. in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a Press Brake & Roll Operator for the 3rd shift. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity with responsibility for setup, operation, and light maintenance of sheet metal forming equipment.

The candidate should have 2–3 years of manufacturing experience, the ability to read blueprints, and hands-on skills with press brakes, rolls, and related tooling. A positive, team-oriented attitude is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Promote excellence throughout the department and plant.
• Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner.
• Perform equipment maintenance and maintain a clean and safe work area
• Follow work instructions and work effectively without supervision.
• Help in the saw area as required
• Be familiar with construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it.
• The employee must be committed to achieving customer quality and delivery requirements.
• Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall part quality, safety, and productivity.
• Final quality checks of products.
• Work in other areas of the operation as directed by supervision.

Skills

Press brake operation

Roll operation

Blueprint reading

Quality measurement

Safety compliance

Equipment maintenance

Overhead crane operation

Forklift operation

Laser/Shear experience

Job description

• Stability and Growth: As part of the KMC Global family, PRAB is a stable and growing company with a strong future in engineering and manufacturing industrial equipment, including metal scrap conveyors, Metal Chip processing, Fluid recycling, and industrial Process Water and Wastewater treatment.
• Hands-On Innovation: Collaborate with skilled teams to solve real-world challenges for manufacturers worldwide.
• Meaningful Work: Help industrial customers reduce waste, recycle valuable resources, and run more efficiently.
• Career Development: Gain access to leadership mentoring and advancement opportunities.
• Work-Life Balance: We support our employees with flexible schedules, paid time off, and a family-first culture.

Position: PRESS BRAKE & ROLL OPERATOR - 3rd SHIFT

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Job Id: 390

# of Openings: 1

The Press Brake and Roll position is responsible for the quality of work, productivity, attendance/punctuality, safety, flexibility, working without supervision, and general housekeeping. This is a 3rd shift position.

Qualifications

• Dedication to excellence and a quality output.
• The employee will have the ability to perform forming operations with Press Brakes and Rolls on carbon and stainless-steel materials per print.
• The employee will have the skills for selecting and setting up proper tooling.
• Must be able to perform quality measurements to ensure product is dimensionally correct and sign-off on the finished part specifications.
• Perform routine machine set-up and maintenance.
• General understanding of manufacturing principles and procedures
• Read and interpret blueprints, lists of materials and routers.
• Must be able to operate the overhead crane and all other lifting devices and tools including a fork truck.
• Responsible for tagging and labeling of materials and parts.
• Perform other tasks as required by the supervisor (experience with Laser and Shear roll operations is a plus)
• The employee will supply all the basic tools required to perform the above operations
• Experience: two to three years’ minimum experience in a manufacturing environment, and setting up and operating press break equipment
• Experience with laser, shear or rolling operations.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellence throughout the department and plant.
• Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner.
• Perform equipment maintenance and maintain a clean and safe work area
• Follow work instructions and work effectively without supervision.
• Help in the saw area as required
• Be familiar with construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it.
• The employee must be committed to achieving customer quality and delivery requirements.
• Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall part quality, safety, and productivity.
• Final quality checks of products.
• Work in other areas of the operation as directed by supervision.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Industry: Industrial Equipment Manufacturing
Work That Matters: Global impact. Local pride.

PRAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.