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Press Brake/Shear Operator
Job Description
Department: Sheet Metal
Purpose of Position: The Shear Operator runs a machine that cuts materials such as sheet metal and various other types of metal to specified dimensions and angles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lifts workpiece manually or by overhead crane to machine bed or roller table and positions it against side guide end stops.
• Positions and clamps stops and side guides to set length angle of cut, using rule, built-in gauges, or templates.
• Turns handwheel to adjust rake (angle) and pressure of blade.
• Starts machine which clamps workpiece and lowers blade to cut metal.
• Lays out cutting lines on metal, using rule, square, or template when shearing single pieces.
• May position stops according to calibrated gauge on machine to shear to length such items as scrap, billets, or reinforcing rods.
• May tilt bed, blade, or install fixtures to shear, bevel, or trim fabricated items.
• Inspect work, using tape, compass, gauge, template, or micrometer to verify dimensions.
• Must be proficient in the position of shear operator.
• Collects cut material and stacks it on pallets for further processing.
• Must to able to follow directions for each set-up and operation.
Qualifications:
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Strong analytical skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Mechanical aptitude and an eye for detail
• Conscious of safety at all times
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to read blue prints is a plus
• Stand for at least 8 hours a day
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel objects such as tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee is required to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance.
• Continuously perform repetitive movements
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• High school diploma or GED is preferred
• 1-3 months of related experience operating a Shear is preferred.
Pay Range $16.00-$19.00
Purpose of Position: The Shear Operator runs a machine that cuts materials such as sheet metal and various other types of metal to specified dimensions and angles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lifts workpiece manually or by overhead crane to machine bed or roller table and positions it against side guide end stops.
• Positions and clamps stops and side guides to set length angle of cut, using rule, built-in gauges, or templates.
• Turns handwheel to adjust rake (angle) and pressure of blade.
• Starts machine which clamps workpiece and lowers blade to cut metal.
• Lays out cutting lines on metal, using rule, square, or template when shearing single pieces.
• May position stops according to calibrated gauge on machine to shear to length such items as scrap, billets, or reinforcing rods.
• May tilt bed, blade, or install fixtures to shear, bevel, or trim fabricated items.
• Inspect work, using tape, compass, gauge, template, or micrometer to verify dimensions.
• Must be proficient in the position of shear operator.
• Collects cut material and stacks it on pallets for further processing.
• Must to able to follow directions for each set-up and operation.
Qualifications:
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Strong analytical skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Mechanical aptitude and an eye for detail
• Conscious of safety at all times
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to read blue prints is a plus
• Stand for at least 8 hours a day
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel objects such as tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee is required to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance.
• Continuously perform repetitive movements
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• High school diploma or GED is preferred
• 1-3 months of related experience operating a Shear is preferred.
Pay Range $16.00-$19.00
Meet Your Recruiter
Christy Wylie
Branch Manager- Claremore/Pryor
Christy has been in the staffing industry since 2005 and joined the American StaffCorp team in Claremore in 2018 as a Staffing Professional. In 2023 she was promoted to Staffing Manager overseeing the operations in Claremore and Pryor, Oklahoma. Christy has a strong focus on the relationships between her clients and the candidates she works with. She is highly involved in the Claremore community and is passionate about helping people succeed and will go the extra mile for you.
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