Shop Tech III

Craftsmen Industries is a dynamic workplace with clients that range from small local companies to the most well-known names in technology and industry. For more than 30 years, Craftsmen Industries has created unique specialty trailers and vehicles for experiential marketing and industrial solutions.

We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Shop Tech 3 with Press Brake Operator experience. Our company is a fast-paced production and job shop environment, we need an individual contributor with experience operating CNC press brake machines, turret punch press machines, laser cutting machines or various other metal forming machines. If you have experience, require minimal guidance and can hit the ground running, please visit our website www.craftsmenind.com to apply to join our team today!

Position Overview

This position is responsible for the daily setup and operation of CNC controlled press brake in a just-in-time fabrication shop. Produce parts to specifications of shop drawings. Sets up and operates power brake/power press to bend, notch, punch, form rolls, arc, or straighten metal plates or sheet metal and structural shapes to blueprint or sketch specifications.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Sets up and/or programs power press or power brake machines

Reviews blueprint or sketch specifications

Selects, positions, and aligns dies in machine ram and bed, using shims, rule, square, or templates Sets specified pressure of ram and clearance between dies to thickness of metal

Positions work piece to align layout marks to dies

Operates power press or power brake machine activating ram that bends or cuts the metal work piece

Checks to make sure each work piece is bent or cut to specifications Meet established deadlines

Skills/Education/Experience/Certification Requirements

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in metal fabrication (2 years), CNC experience preferred
• Must be safety conscious with good housekeeping skills
• High School Diploma or GED, high aptitude with math
• 1-5 years experience as CNC Machine operator, Press Brake operator, Turret Punch Press Operator, or Laser Operator
• 1 year of Press Brake Set-up, Programming and Operation required
• 2 years of Fabrication experience preferred
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to stand for 8 - 10 hours
• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs
• Ability to use measurement instruments, and to read and understand blueprints required Computer skills preferred
• Ability to follow directions and communicate effectively with quality assurance personnel

Craftsmen Industries (and its subsidiaries) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that we consider all applicants for employment and employees eligible for employment without regard to race, marital status or civil union status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to our applicants and employees with disabilities in order to assist them in the performance of their essential job functions.

To learn more visit www.craftsmenind.com or www.schantzmfg.com.

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