Sheet Metal Machine Programmer

Description

• To understand, promote and contribute to the company health and safety, risk assessment and environmental policies within sheet metal and generally
• To develop expert knowledge in the operation of the punch and folding machines for the purposes of optimisation, flexibility, tooling selection and maintenance.
• Liaise with both the office and shop floor personnel/departments for problem solving and improvement purposes
• Write all sheet metal folding programs for the Press Brake machines.
• To write SOPs and guidance documents to support the operation of the sheet metal machines required to support and stand in for Team Leader when required.
• Construct, maintain and control a centralised database of machine programs.
• To contribute to continuous improvement activities to reduce scrap, changeover time and cycle time and improve material utilisation.
• Actively participate in the company BBS process.
• Write all sheet metal punching programs to ‘nest’ work in the Punch machine.
• To contribute to problem solving activities to eliminate the cause of errors.

Requirements

• External training will be provided to the successful candidate by the machinery OEM (Amada) cover the useof their proprietary sheet metal punch and folding software
• Knowledge and practical experience of sheet metal punch and folding machinery
• Proven ability to analyse data and logically interpret it for improvement and problem solving purposes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with employees of all level.
• Excellent PC skills.
• Knowledge and practical experience of the programming of sheet metal machinery (specific experience using Amada machinery is not required)Evidence of an inquisitive analytical nature and spirit of continuous improvement.
• Understand and be able to program the Aluminium CNC machine if required.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance