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We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. As a Press Brake Operator, you will be responsible for setting up, programming, and operating CNC press brake equipment to manufacture quality sheet metal components. This role requires interpreting blueprints and job routings, selecting and installing tooling, performing inspections, and making machine adjustments to ensure products meet dimensional and quality requirements. This is an on-site, overnight,hourly role ranging from $20-$22/hr. depending on experience, with an additionalshift differential. Candidates must be available to train on the first shiftspanning one month. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Set up and operate press brake machinery to support daily production requirements.
- Select, install, and verify tooling for production jobs.
- Adjust CNC machine programs and machine settings as needed.
- Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and job routings.
- Determine machine settings and production requirements based on specifications.
- Perform machine trial runs and validate production setups.
- Adjust machine parameters to maintain dimensional accuracy and part consistency.
- Inspect parts throughout the manufacturing process.
- Verify dimensional tolerances using precision measuring equipment.
- Complete in-process inspections and quality checks.
- Document production and quality data accurately.
- Meet production schedules, quality standards, and volume targets.
- Minimize scrap and material waste through proper setup and operation.
- Perform minor machine maintenance and preventative maintenance activities.
- Troubleshoot machine and production issues to minimize downtime.
- Operate forklifts and material handling equipment as needed.
- Move materials throughout the manufacturing process safely and efficiently.
- Support Lean Manufacturing and 5S initiatives.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
- Follow all workplace safety procedures and manufacturing standards.
- Available to work overtime, including before or after scheduled shifts and/or weekends, as required to support production and customer commitments.
YOU HAVE:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- At least one year each of press brake operation and setup experience required, including CNC equipment, programming adjustments, and tooling selection and installation.
- Manufacturing, sheet metal fabrication, and metal forming experience required.
- Ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings, and job routings, with shop math skills required.
- Equipment setup, calibration, trial runs, setup validation, and process and machine adjustment experience required.
- Quality and in-process inspection experience required, including verifying dimensions and tolerances using calipers, micrometers, protractors, and angle gauges.
- Lean Manufacturing experience and understanding of 5S principles required.
- Forklift operation, material handling, and preventative equipment maintenance experience required.
- Basic computer skills and production or quality data entry experience required.
- Technical training or certification in machining, manufacturing technology, fabrication, or a related field preferred.
- Experience operating multiple CNC fabrication machines and troubleshooting complex tooling or setup issues preferred.
- Continuous improvement experience, including scrap reduction and production efficiency improvements, preferred.
- High-volume manufacturing and operator mentoring or cross-training experience preferred.
- Team members must be able to safely perform a range of physical activities, including standing and walking for extended periods, with frequent use of hands for tasks requiring dexterity and grip.
- Roles may require frequent bending, kneeling, and maintaining balance, with occasional climbing or repositioning to support production needs.
- This position is classified as medium work, requiring the ability to lift, carry, or move materials up to 50 lbs occasionally, 30 lbs frequently, and 10 lbs consistently.
- Employees must be able to effectively communicate, hear, and visually assess work to ensure quality, safety, and accuracy in a manufacturing environment.
- Work is performed in a manufacturing setting that may not be climate-controlled and can include exposure to varying temperatures. nVent is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
WE HAVE:
Benefit Overview At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
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nVent
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
Oct 15, 2026