Job Description

Overview

WET creates projects that transform the way people experience nature’s elements, focusing on multi-sensory experiences. The CNC Brake Press Operator plays a crucial role in the Fabrication Department, executing production requirements from drawing to shipment.

Responsibilities

  • Set-up and operate Trumpf CNC Brake Press machines.
  • Fabricate and assemble sheet metal components based on schematics and engineering drawings.
  • Determine required methods and materials, and plan, fabricate and assemble various sheet metal products according to engineering blueprints.
  • Manipulate flat patterns and perform layout, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material.
  • Select gauges and types of sheet metal to use according to specifications.
  • Manage inventory levels of material, consumables, and shop floor supplies.
  • Lead and/or participate in Continuous Improvement activities, including 5S and Kaizen Events.
  • Perform basic preventative maintenance on equipment.
  • Provide feedback to site management to identify future requirements.
  • Develop specifications from general descriptions and draw sketches of parts or products.
  • Confer with engineers and production personnel to resolve component or assembly issues.
  • Cut, program, bend, deburr, inspect, install perm nuts, rivets or other small assemblies as required.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with operating sheet metal machinery to fabricate units with complex contours.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proven experience using a variety of hand and power tools, including precision measurement tools.
  • Ability to operate CNC Laser and CNC Punch Press is a plus.
  • Must be able to lift at least 50+ lbs.
  • Stand a minimum of 8 hours per day.
  • Must be willing to work overtime and weekends as needed.

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $43/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $34–$60/hr across 62 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 84 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 58 different employers. 31 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 287 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Vast (22), and Relativity Space (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $54/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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