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Falk Production LLC

Press Brake Operator - Sheet Metal - FREE Insurance

Location

Grand Rapids, MI

Wage

$20/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

SteelAPI
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Posted on October 26, 2026

Job Description

Overview

FALK Panel USA, founded in 2020, manufactures premium insulated metal panels for North America. The company is seeking a Trims Operator for its trim shop in Walker, Michigan, to produce high-quality architectural trim and sheet metal components.

Responsibilities

  • Read trim orders, shop drawings, and work orders.
  • Program, set up, and operate the bender, press brakes, slitters, shears, and other trim shop equipment.
  • Stage 22 to 26 gauge steel coils and sheets, and move material with forklifts and overhead cranes.
  • Check lengths, bend angles, profiles, gauge, color, and finish using measuring tools.
  • Troubleshoot machine and tooling issues and assist with preventative maintenance.
  • Package, label, and stage finished trims to ensure orders are complete and damage-free.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area and wear required PPE.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Mechanically inclined, with experience operating manufacturing equipment.
  • Able to read fabrication drawings and blueprints.
  • Strong with math, measurements, and tape measures.
  • Experienced with hand and power tools.
  • Well-organized, detail-focused, and safety-first.
  • A clear communicator who works well alone and on a team.
  • Able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 75 pounds occasionally with assistance.
  • Comfortable in a shop with noise, dust, sharp metal edges, and warm temperatures.
  • Experience with press brakes, slitters, or benders is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person at Grand Rapids, MI 49544.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Grand Rapids, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan, where the middle half runs $22–$28/hr across 54 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids, MI currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 68 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Grand Rapids, or widen the search to Michigan.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Qualified Staffing (8), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (5), and Fabcon Precast (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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