Our Press Brake Operators are critical to success of our business! We are looking for Press Brake Setter/Operators who want a role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you arent just doing a job but can really develop your career! About Universal Wolf We are leaders in complex metal fabrication and our business is growing. We work within a broad range of customer types and make a wide variety of products. Our colleagues tell us this is why they love working at Universal Wolf, no two days are the same, the work is interesting and different. We are a pack where passion, persistence and people matter. Where talent, trust and teams thrive. Because for us its more than work. Its who we are. The key to the success of our team is that colleagues share common values. For us it's not just a job, its who we are. We live the company values of a Better Smarter Pack We want people to join our team who really want to be part of our continued growth, we are therefore recruiting for general operators to join our team. Our sites are in an easily accessible location just off Cowpen Road in Blyth, Northumberland. Our Press Brake team work on a nightshift rotation, 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off so you must be willing and able to work shifts. What youll do: Youll be Programming, Setting and Operating our Press brakes bending various types of metal Youll look at plans for the finished product, make adjustments to the machine to control speed, material feed and path, as well as make sure the machines are set up properly, working well to ensure you produce a quality product Generating Standard Operating Procedures and best working practices youll support the development and growth of the area Making sure your machines are working at full capacity and are stocked with needed materials, well-maintained youll be performing periodic checks on output Youll be working through a pipeline of jobs so will be constantly following and improving processes and procedures to achieve the most effective methods of production Wed love you to: Have Process experience on press brakes, ideally Trumpf machines Know how to set a range of tooling in different machine types Be able to read technical drawings in both 3rd and 1st angle projection Thrive in a fast-moving environment where you really challenge yourself to meet production schedules and exceed your targets Enjoy identifying and implementing process improvements Have good number skills that will help you to understand complex instructions and make sure items are designed and built correctly Enjoy solving problems In return youll get: To work as part of a growing team where your contribution is valuable, we have a fantastic Grow our Own Program where you will be able to learn and grow as you develop in the role. We are looking for and developing our future leaders! Great employee benefits: Financial Wellbeing: Pension Exchange, Savings Scheme, Introduce a Colleague (get up to £1000!), discretionary Colleague Bonus Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), Discounted gym membership, Bike to Work scheme Work life balance: 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, Annual Leave Purchasing Scheme (to purchase up to an extra week), you will also get your birthday off, opportunity to work a 4 day week Learning & Development: We are committed to providing colleagues with training and development opportunities and career progression through our Grow our Own Program.