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The Press Brake Operator sets up and operates CNC press brake equipment to form sheet metal components according to drawings, setup plans, and production requirements. This position is responsible for installing tooling, adjusting machine settings, inspecting finished parts, and maintaining safe, accurate, and efficient production.

Pay

$22.00 per hour - $34.80 per hour

Available Schedule(s)

1st Shift Monday- Friday 6am-2:30pm

2nd Shift Monday- Friday 3pm-11:30pm

3rd Shift Monday- Friday 10pm-6am

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC press brake equipment, including Trumpf machines, to form sheet metal components according to drawings, work orders, and setup plans.

• Select, install, and verify the correct tooling and machine settings for each job.

• Read and interpret blueprints, bend drawings, dimensions, tolerances, and production instructions.

• Measure and inspect parts using tape measures, calipers, protractors, angle gauges, and other measuring tools.

• Make angle, back-gauge, and machine adjustments as needed to maintain required dimensions and quality standards.

• Complete first-piece and in-process inspections; identify, segregate, and report nonconforming parts.

• Handle, stage, and move raw materials and finished parts safely, including lifting materials weighing up to 60 pounds.

• Maintain accurate production information and promptly communicate equipment, tooling, quality, or material concerns to the supervisor.

• Keep the work area and equipment clean and organized, follow all PPE and safety requirements, and assist with other machines or production tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Previous experience setting up or operating a press brake, preferably CNC-controlled equipment.

• Ability to read and follow blueprints, setup plans, work instructions, safety rules, and quality requirements.

• Working knowledge of basic shop math, angles, fractions, decimals, and metric measurements.

• Ability to use common measuring tools and make basic angle or machine corrections to produce conforming parts.

• Ability to stand and move for most of the shift, lift up to 60 pounds, work in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment, and work overtime when production needs require it.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating Trumpf press brake equipment.

• Experience independently completing tooling changes, machine setup, program selection, and production adjustments.

• Experience in a custom, high-mix, or design-to-order metal fabrication environment.

• Familiarity with first-piece inspection, ISO 9001 quality practices, lean manufacturing, or 5S standards.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (including a free HSA plan option)

• Quarterly performance bonus

• PTO, Paid Holidays, Paid Bereavement, and Paid Jury Duty

• 401(k) with company match

• Employer-paid life insurance

• Referral bonus program

About Us

MCI is a 46-year-old industry leader in the design, manufacture, and assembly of electrical controls, electrical enclosures, irrigation pumps and controls, municipal and commercial pump stations, water purification systems and design-to-order metal fabrications. We serve a variety of industries with standard and custom products including water pumping, oil production-drill and refining controls, wastewater treatment, conveying, baggage conveying, handling, and more!

Exempt: Yes

Type: Full Time

Location: Dallas, 75220

Work Location: In Person