Pressbrake Setter Operator

Pressbrake Setter Operator

Date Posted: 2026-08-12T13:48:01

Location: Sandon, Hertfordshire, GB, SG9 0

Application Deadline: 2026-09-15T03:13:45.617

Job Description

Position: Press Brake Setter Operator

Salary: £26,000 - £35,000 + 4 Day Week + Monthly Efficiency Bonus + Friday To Sunday Off Every Week + Overtime At Time And A Half + Stable Days based role

Location:

Hixon, Stafford

Are you a Press Brake Operator looking for a stable Monday to Thursday role with long weekends every week and the opportunity to earn extra cash every month without doing any overtime?

This is a site-based role within a busy sheet metal and fabrication manufacturing environment, setting and operating press brake machinery to produce accurate metal components.

The company also runs an efficiency bonus scheme, giving operators the opportunity to earn additional monthly payments based on completed work and performance. As an example, 110% average performance would equate to around £2,371 extra per year.

The Role

• Set and operate press brake machinery


• Fold and form sheet metal components


• Work from engineering drawings and job sheets


• Set tooling and adjust machine settings


• Check first-off and completed parts


• Use measuring equipment to check accuracy


• Work to production and efficiency targets


• Monday to Thursday only

The Person

• Press Brake Operator, Press Brake Setter Operator, CNC Press Brake Operator, Brake Press Operator or similar


• Previous press brake operating or setting experience


• Able to work from drawings or job sheets


• Background in sheet metal, fabrication, manufacturing or engineering


• Reliable, hands-on and quality-focused


• Candidates with wider machine setting experience may also be considered

Benefits

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday off every week


• Monday to Thursday only


• Monthly efficiency bonus available


• Example bonus earnings of around £2,371 per year at 110% average performance


• Overtime available at time and a half


• Stable site-based role


• Long-term opportunity within an established manufacturing business


• Opportunity for increased hourly rate if able to set and operate multiple types of equipment

This vacancy is being advertised by Roundhouse Recruitment Limited. The services advertised by Roundhouse Recruitment Limited are those of an Employment Agency.

Keywords

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Job DescriptionPress Brake Setter Operator£26,000 - £35,000 + 4 Day Week + Monthly Efficiency Bonus + Friday To Sunday Off Every Week + Overtime At Time And A Half + Stable Days based roleHixon, StaffordAre you a Press Brake Operator looking for a stable Monday to Thursday role with long weekends every week and the opportunity to earn extra cash every month without doing any overtime?This is a site-based role within a busy sheet metal and fabrication manufacturing environment, setting and operating press brake machinery to produce accurate metal components.The company also runs an efficiency bonus scheme, giving operators the opportunity to earn additional monthly payments based on completed work and performance. As an example, 110% average performance would equate to around £2,371 extra per year.The Role:Set and operate press brake machineryFold and form sheet metal componentsWork from engineering drawings and job sheetsSet tooling and adjust machine settingsCheck first-off and
completed partsUse measuring equipment to check accuracyWork to production and efficiency targetsMonday to Thursday onlyThe Person:Press Brake Operator, Press Brake Setter Operator, CNC Press Brake Operator, Brake Press Operator or similarPrevious press brake operating or setting experienceAble to work from drawings or job sheetsBackground in sheet metal, fabrication, manufacturing or engineeringReliable, hands-on and quality-focusedCandidates with wider machine setting experience may also be consideredBenefits:Friday, Saturday and Sunday off every weekMonday to Thursday onlyMonthly efficiency bonus availableExample bonus earnings of around £2,371 per year at 110% average performanceOvertime available at time and a halfStable site-based roleLong-term opportunity within an established manufacturing businessOpportunity for increased hourly rate if able to set and operate multiple types of equipmentThis vacancy is being advertised by Roundhouse Recruitment Limited. The services advertised by
Roundhouse Recruitment Limited are those of an Employment Agency.Keywords:Press Brake Operator, Press Brake Setter Operator, CNC Press Brake Operator, Brake Press Operator, Press Brake Setter, Machine Setter Operator, Machine Operator, CNC Machine Operator, Sheet Metal Worker, Metal Former, Folding Machine Operator, Fabrication Machine Operator, Amada Press Brake, Trumpf Press Brake, Bystronic Press Brake, Engineering Drawings, Sheet Metal, Fabrication, Metalwork, Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Hixon, Stafford, Staffordshire, Rugeley, Uttoxeter, Stone, Lichfield, Cannock, Burton Upon Trent, Stoke-On-Trent, Tamworth, Derby, Walsall, MidlandsTPBN1_UKTJ