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Job Description

Overview

NW Industrial Staffing is currently seeking a Press Brake Operator on a swing shift for a state-of-the-art facility in Eugene that specializes in custom fabrication, machining, and industrial finishing. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional with expertise in press brake operations and a passion for precision manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate press brake machines to bend and form sheet metal into various shapes.
  • Monitor the production process to ensure accuracy and quality of formed parts.
  • Perform routine maintenance on equipment to ensure smooth operations.
  • Collaborate with a diverse team of co-workers, supervisors, and engineers to optimize machine settings for efficient production.

Requirements

  • 1+ year of experience operating press brake machines, either manual hydraulic, CNC, or hybrid.
  • Experience setting up and operating press brake machines.
  • Excellent math and measurement skills for reading precision measurement devices.
  • Strong ability to read engineering schematics and understand bend allowances and spring back.
  • Familiarity with CNC machinery and programming.
  • Ability to stand, bend, stoop, push, and pull for a 10-hour shift.
  • Ability to lift 60 lbs. on a semi-consistent basis.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Eugene, OR. 97402
  • Shift: Swing
  • Days: Monday – Thursday w/ OT Friday
  • Hours: 4:00 PM to 2:30 AM

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Eugene, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, where the middle half runs $28–$33/hr across 45 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR currently has 6 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 Oregon as a whole we're tracking 73 other active welding openings from 49 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Eugene, or widen the search to Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON (3), and Peninsula Iron Works (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. {2032} Press Brake Operator-Swing Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.