Press Brake Operator

Develop your skills and advance your career with Connect Appointments - we're looking for a Press Brake Operator to join our client's team in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.

Salary: Depending on experience

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm with an early finish on Fridays

Our client serves some of the UK's most recognisable brands - they are an expert designer, manufacturer, and installer of signs. They're now looking for a Press Brake Operator to join their cutting-edge team.

This is an incredible opportunity for an individual who is eager to embark on a career in a fast-paced, challenging, and highly-rewarding environment.

As a Press Brake Operator, your responsibilities will include:

• Operating a press brake to manufacture rainscreen and gutter components from sheet metal
• Preparing, setting up, and adjusting press brake as required by product plans and production schedules
• Measuring and aligning materials to be used
• Inspecting products, evaluating finished pieces for compliance with quality standards and specifications
• Performing routine maintenance on the press brake
• Maintaining a clean working area
• Performing any other related duties as assigned

The ideal Press Brake Operator will have:

• The ability to safely and effectively operate or learn to operate the press brake controls
• The ability to follow instructions
• The ability to read, interpret, and follow production drawings and product plans
• Basic maths and computer skills
• Previous experience of LVD press brakes preferred but not essential
• At least one year of experience in metal fabricator or related work environment preferred
• The physical ability to operate the press brake
• The ability to withstand prolonged periods of standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying materials
• The ability to lift 25kg at a time

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Learn more about this opportunity and APPLY NOW by submitting your most up-to-date CV, or by calling our Hamilton team on 01698 535 870.

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