CNC Punch / Fold Operator

Reports To: Production Manager
Responsible for (Direct reports): None

Weekly Working Hours: 40

Annual Leave: 20 days increasing to 25, plus Bank Holidays, plus Birthday taken as leave if it falls on a working day

Company Information:

With rigid core Company Values and a strong Group Vision, we are the UK’s foremost bespoke steel door manufacturer. With our roots firmly planted in a family plot, we’ve worked hard to maintain close-knit working relationships throughout the business, whilst stepping up our game. Now part of “Novoferm” and the “Sanwa” group of Companies, Robust maintains a friendly, fun working environment whilst aiming to be more corporate and professional, whilst we embark upon a six-year growth project. Within our new £6m facility in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, we have the best in hi-tech systems designed to minimise any manual lifting, make our processes flow seamlessly and enable us to produce the highest quality door products. As part of that growth project, we are growing the number of our employees. We believe in the value of our people; be they colleagues of long standing or new recruits. Everyone has the opportunity to make a valid contribution to our success.

Main Purpose of Role:

Configure and operate Punch press to cut, shape and form metal used in production of doors via performing cutting, blending and punching and forming actions, based upon CAD designs.

Key Tasks:

• Make correct set-ups for Punch machine operations.
• Operating a Panel Bender/loading programs/checking corrections.
• Maintain tooling.
• Select punch programs .
• Position and remove parts from the die.
• Perform dimensional inspections.
• Perform routine Operator maintenance.
• Achieve / exceed set production targets / KPIs.
• Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to Management.

Key Requirements for Role:

• Attentive to detail.
• Reliable, flexible and trustworthy.
• Good manual dexterity.
• A “can do” attitude.
• Ability to use basic Maths to calculate requirements.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical drawings from CAD.
• Ability to meticulously follow SOP’s.
• Ability to maintain operational data records.
• Team-player.
• Ability to achieve / exceed set targets.

Person Specification:

• At least 3 years of CNC Punch and/or fold operating experience.
• Ideally 1 year of metal door manufacturing experience.
• Previous training and awareness in safety, electrostatic discharge awareness and awarenessof foreign object damage.
• Quality system awareness.

Company Benefits:

• Performance-related Quarterly Bonus.
• Discretionary Company Sick Pay, following 6 months service.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• On-site parking.

The above is not an exhaustive list, the job holder may be required to perform (on a temporary or permanent basis) other related or unrelated tasks which the company reasonably believes falls within their capability and / or responsibility.