Press Setter

2 months ago


Amersham, United Kingdom Proactive Technical Recruitment Full time

**Press Setter / Operator**

**Amersham**
**£11-13PH**

Press Setter/Operator required to work for a specialist manufacturing business near Amersham. You will work within a small press shop operating power and hydraulic presses ranging from 30 to 160 tonnes.

On offer is a great opportunity to work for a strongly established business producing specialist products used for the global market.

**Duties**:

- Set up tooling in the power and hydraulic presses to produce formed metal parts.
- To position and align the tools on the press bed, fit clamps, adjust the press shut-height and stroke, and to set coil material feed parameters.
- Monitor the press if in 'continuous' running mode, or to operate the press and produce parts if the job is a single-stroke, 2nd one.
- Produce sample parts, and carry out inspection checks using a Vernier and in-house gauges
- Change over material coils and component collection stillages during production runs as necessary.

Experience with power presses and/or hydraulic presses desirable, but if lacking that then experience of other jobs using setting and measuring skills is required.

Proactive also offer a referral scheme for successful applicants - if you know anyone that could be suited to this position then please contact Proactive with their details and if they are placed by Proactive you will receive £250. *T&Cs apply*

Proactive Technical Recruitment is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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