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Job Description

Overview

As a Press Brake Operator, you’ll set up and operate a press brake machine to form sheet metal parts to specification. Your work supports accurate, consistent metal fabrication and dependable assembly.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate press brake and other forming machines; adjust tooling and machine settings for each job.
  • Interpret mechanical blueprints and technical drawings, apply shop math, and follow CNC programs where applicable.
  • Inspect parts using precision measuring instruments and other quality-control methods; document and address out-of-spec results.
  • Follow production safety standards and protocols when operating equipment, handling materials, and using hand tools.
  • Coordinate material movement and related work involving forklifts, cranes, machining, welding, stamping presses, or assembly as assigned.

Requirements

  • Experience with press operation, machine operation, machining tool setup, tooling, and sheet metal fabrication.
  • Ability to read blueprints, interpret technical drawings, use measuring instruments, and apply basic math and shop math.
  • Mechanical knowledge and familiarity with CNC equipment, such as laser cutting, lathes, milling machines, and programming.
  • Exposure to plasma cutting, electrical discharge machining (EDM), stamping presses, welding, or other metal fabrication processes is a plus.

Benefits

  • Employee discount
  • Parental leave

Additional Information

  • Preferred commute location: Shelbyville, TN 37160
  • Work location: In person

Benefits

Employee discount
Parental leave
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How this job compares in Shelbyville, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, where the middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Shelbyville, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Shelbyville, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 86 other active welding openings from 61 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), and Staffmark (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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