Press Brake Operator - 2nd Shift at Ace Metal Crafts Company

Press Brake Operator

Join an award-winning workplace of energetic, talented people, and be on one of the best work teams in the Chicagoland area! We are devoted to having a workplace that supports each of our team members in making high quality products and working together to be the best at what we do. We are a sheet metal fabrication and machining company specializing in stainless steel, servicing the Midwest. Our customers are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) that are primarily in the food processing, food packaging, environmental, and pharmaceutical industries. We pride ourselves on our customer responsiveness which has made us successful for a number of years.

Benefits Offered Include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Annual Paid Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Weekly Pay Period
• 2nd Shift Openings

Press Brake Operator Responsibilities:

• Prioritize jobs based on M1 sequence
• Review routing and special instructions as indicated on the blueprints to confirm customer requirements for each job
• Verify tool requirements and programming provided from the Bybend
• Set up the brake with the appropriate program, tools, and materials
• Complete press brake work to bend parts that meet the proper dimensions and angles, and making corrections as required
• Inspect and verify materials integrity before, during, after the work is completed
• Verify proper bend part dimensions, tolerances and fit up per customer prints and ACE sketches
• Maintain part quality by protecting materials against scratches and die marks during material handling activities
• Check and verify quantities and move jobs to the next operation
• Complete required routing paperwork
• Maintain press brake equipment and tools including cleaning, organization, and damage prevention.
• Share responsibility with engineering for quality improvements related to press brake programs, sequencing, and production mistakes and problems.
• Collaborate with engineering and other pacemaker operations to ensure job requirements are met or to flag issues
• Notify Value Stream Leads of preventive or emergency maintenance issues

Safety Responsibilities:

• Always wear personal protective equipment when in the plant
• Participate in all required safety training and perform as trained
• Speak up when you see something happening that is not safe

This is a safety sensitive position. Qualifications: