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Fabrication and Press Brake Operator
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Posted on: Nov 04, 2026
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Mulberry, Florida
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Salary: $23 per hour
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Onsite
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Full-time
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Job Title :
Fabrication and Press Brake Operator
Job Type :
Full-Time
Job Location :
Mulberry Florida United States
Remote :
No
Job Description :
Job Description
Press Brake Operator will use a press brake to bend, shape, cut, & manipulate sheet metal & metal plates.
- Customer Orders: Prioritize production runs to assure customer orders are concluded on time, maximize machine run time plus productivity.
- Operate Press Brake: Prepares, sets up, adjusts & operates press brake under minimal supervision to fabricate as well as form components from sheet metal or metal plates per engineering drawings & parameters.
- Prepare Press Brake: Selects, positions, & secures dies, blades, cutters, & fixtures onto machine, using rule, square, shims, templates, hand tools, & built-in gauges.
- Loading & Unloading: Ensures that there are enough raw materials available. Perform loading & unloading of material by changing tools & select required machine programs. Measures & aligns materials to be used.
- Reducing Scrap: Select best suitable sheet size for parts to be fabricated to reduce scrap.
- Positioning & Adjustments: Positions & clamp stop, guides, & turntables. Adjusts controls to set & regulate machining factors, such as pressure & depth of ram stroke, adjustment rolls, blade angle, & machine speed.
- Locates & marks bending or cutting lines & reference points on workpiece, using instruments, such as rule & compass, or by tracing from templates.
- Cutting Blades or Hoist: Positions workpiece against stops and guides or aligns layout marks with dies or cutting blades manually or using hoist.
- Adjust Machine Settings: Starts machine and observes machine operation to reposition workpiece, change dies, or adjust machine settings for multiple or successive passes.
- E2 ShopTech ERP system: Use E2 ShopTech ERP system to track job time accurately & work within the time given to complete.
- Inspects all manufactured parts following work using rule, gauges, and templates to ensure engineering specifications and quality standards are met.
- Maintenance on Press Brake: Performs routine maintenance on press brake as well as cleaning & sharpening tooling as needed. Resolve mechanical issues & repair minor issues along with equipment adjustments as required.
- Inspect & maintain press braking equipment to conform to safety requirements. Correct issues related to safety before performing operations.
- Blueprints, Engineering Parameters: Perform from blueprints, engineering parameters as well as production schedules. Establish brake press adhering print parameters & work instructions.
- Maintains a clean work area.
- Proven experience as a fabricator & machine operator with a minimum of 5-years experience
- Experience using a variety of machine & fabricating equipment, tools, and procedures
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings
- Knowledge of figuring and using measurements
- Experience in using electrical or manual tools (saws, grinders, drills, CNC brake press a plus, etc.)
- Reading fractions & decimals (must know how to convert fractions to decimals)
- BASIC mathematics skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and geometry)
- Knowledge of shop & machine safety standards and use of PPE (face-shield, gloves etc.)
- Forklift experience (preferably certified)
- Overhead crane experience
- Ability to perform without difficulty and great attention to detail with goal-driven attitude
- Employee must be dependable and capable of working overtime hours.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- Professional Certifications is a plus
- Employee must be a team player to reach daily work schedule goals with a positive attitude
- Ability to perform without difficulty and great attention to detail with goal-driven attitude.
- Ability to stand and walk up to 75% of shift and lift a maximum of 50lbs.
- Employee must be dependable and capable of working overtime hours.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- At least one year of experience in metal fabrication or related work preferred.
- Physically able to operate the press brake.
- Prolonged periods of standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying materials.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds at a time.
Start time: 10 to 12 hours Shift
Pay Range: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour
Position Details
Posted:
Nov 04, 2026
Reference Number:
1a861e2b1
Employment:
Full-time
Salary:
$23 per hour
City:
Mulberry
Job Origin:
ziprecruiter
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