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Press Brake Setter Operator Afternoon Shift

Press Brake Setter Operator Afternoon Shift

📍 Leicester, Leicestershire
£16 per hour
£15.60/hour
Industry: Manufacturing/Surveying
Posted: 10-11-2026
Company: Optima UK Inc Ltd
Type: Permanent
Reference: 225822020

Job Description:

Job Role: Press Brake Setter Operator
Location: Leicester, LE4
Basic Salary: £15.60 per hour depending on experience
Shift: Afternoons - 2:30pm t0 1am Mon to Thu

Benefits

About the Company

A specialist sheet metal fabrication business providing high-quality laser cutting and engineering solutions to a range of industries. The company is recognised for its commitment to precision, reliability and quality.

About the role:

As a Press Brake Operator, you will have primary responsibility for all set-ups and production runs, ensuring safety, accuracy and timelines of all jobs, machines and equipment in the folding area.

Key Responsibilities:

· Set-up, adjust and prepare press brake.

· Set-up and adjustment of material for folding at correct height.

· Locating programs and adjust tonnage and tooling for each part being formed.

· Producing folded parts to drawings supplied.

· Other duties as required.

About you:

· This person will work well on their own and as part of a team.

· Good communication skills.

· He/she will need to be well driven.

· The appropriate person must have a keen eye for detail, and ability to read drawings.

· They must have pride in their work and maintain a tidy safe workspace.

· Must be reliable, and physically fit (heavy lifting)

· Good mathematical ability and able to use measuring devices such as Vernier callipers and protractors.

· Be able to work in a fast-paced-team environment.

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