Brake Press Operator

Dakota Bodies is hiring Day, Night, and Weekend Brake Press Operators. We welcome applicants new to the role or seasoned veterans—anyone eager to learn, provided you can lift up to 50 pounds.

Pay

• Starting pay: $20.00 per hour, DOE
• Night Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Sets stops on machine bed, changes die, and adjusts components, such as ram or power press, when making multiple or successive passes.
• Operates power press, power brake, apron brake, swaging machine, foot-powered press, hydraulic press, or arbor press according to specifications.
• Installs, aligns, and secures gears, holding fixtures, dies to machine bed, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
• Plans sequence of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of metal.
• Inspects workpiece for defects.
• Measures workpiece and verifies dimensions and weight, using micrometer, template, straightedge, and scale.
• Selects and positions flat, block, radius, or special purpose die sets into ram and bed of machine, using hoist, crane, measuring instruments and hand tools.

Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Experience preferred but will train (preferably using an Accurpress Brake ETS 3000 Control or completion of training at the Watertown, SD facility)
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to read a tape measure