Press Brake Operator


Company:	Exchange People Limited
Salary:	£15.31 to £15.31 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Appleton Thorn, WA4 4TQ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	18 Nov 2026

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Summary

Press Brake Operators required Appleton Thorn Warrington - £15.31 per hour

Our client is extremely busy, and require Operators to work at their site in Appleton Thorn, Warrington.

Key Facts

- Job Role: Press Brake Operative

- Hours: Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm, Friday 7am to 12noon

- Pay Rate: £15.31 per hour

- Contract Type: Temporary to Permanent Opportunity

Duties:

- Conduct all press brake activities safely and professionally, ensuring compliance with current standards and procedures at all times.

- Conduct autonomous maintenance, communicate breakdown and statutory checks as required.

- Liaise with production supervisor, to prioritise workload and ensure adequate resources are made available.

- Ensure reporting is completed using on site systems, logging completed work and flagging issues.

- Any other critical functions required to support the business.

- Will be required for the Setting and operating AMADA press brakes

- Producing components accurately to engineering drawings

- Selecting and setting the correct tooling for each job

- Programming and adjusting machines between product setup and processing.

- Will process and work with varying materials and thicknesses

- Completing jobs accurately and efficiently to production schedules

- Completing, recording and reporting on product quality inspections during process and on finished parts.

What we're looking for:

- Previous experience press brake operation and setting

- Knowledge and experience of sheet metal work and fabric

- Ability to work from drawings

- Understanding Materials and tooling specifications and bending operations

- Good computer skills

- Due to the location candidates will require their own transport

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Exchange People are a family-run Employment Business, proudly providing people in North-West England and Central Scotland with careers since 1997.

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