Press Brake Operator
nVent · Millington
We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
This role is an overnight position, 7 pm- 5:30 am, on-site in Millington, Maryland.
In this position, you MUST be able to train for 1 month on the first shift, 7 am - 330pm.
What you will experience in this position:
- Set up and run brake press machinery, including choosing tooling and adjusting programs.
- Interpret blueprints, schematics, and job routings to determine machine settings and production requirements.
- Perform trial runs and make necessary adjustments to ensure accuracy and part consistency.
- Conduct in-process inspections, verifying parts meet tolerances and quality standards.
- Follow safety protocols, maintain clean work areas, and perform minor maintenance.
- Meet daily production targets for accuracy, speed, and quality while minimizing waste.
You have:
- High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical education is a plus.
- 2-5 years of experience working with brake press machinery in a manufacturing setting.
- Proficiency in reading blueprints, engineering drawings, and shop math required.
- Proficiency with precision measuring instruments, including protractors, calipers, micrometers, and angle gauges, is required. Candidates must be able to accurately read measurements to 1/32 of an inch.
- Previous knowledge of the construction industry is highly preferred.
- Ability to drive a forklift preferred.
- Experience with CNC/programmed brake press equipment preferred.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles or 5S is advantageous.
- Basic computer skills for entering production or quality data.
- Team members must be able to safely perform a range of physical activities, including standing and walking for extended periods, with frequent use of hands for tasks requiring dexterity and grip.
- Roles may require frequent bending, kneeling, and maintaining balance, with occasional climbing or repositioning to support production needs.
- This position is classified as medium work, requiring the ability to lift, carry, or move materials up to 50 lbs occasionally, 30 lbs frequently, and 10 lbs consistently.
- Employees must be able to effectively communicate, hear, and visually assess work to ensure quality, safety, and accuracy in a manufacturing environment.
- Work is performed in a manufacturing setting that may not be climate-controlled and can include exposure to varying temperatures. nVent is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
WE HAVE:
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
Innovative & adaptable
Dedicated to absolute integrity
Focused on the customer first
Respectful and team oriented
Optimistic and energizing
Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
Benefit Overview
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.