About the role
Department: Production – Sheet Metal Fabrication Reports To: Plant Head / Operations Head
Job Purpose
To manage sheet metal fabrication programming, machine setup, process development, and production support for CNC laser cutting, CNC punching, and CNC press brake operations, ensuring quality, delivery, productivity, material utilization, and safe working practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Program, edit, validate, and control CNC laser cutting, CNC punching, and CNC press brake programs.
- Manage machine setup, tooling, nesting, bend sequence, first-off prove-out, and process parameters.
- Interpret engineering drawings, flat patterns, material specifications, GD&T, and customer requirements.
- Guide and support machine operators in setup, operation, and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate first-piece inspection and approval with the independent Quality team.
- Optimize sheet utilization, cycle time, setup time, tool life, and fabrication productivity.
- Troubleshoot cutting, punching, and bending issues and support corrective actions to reduce scrap and rework.
- Maintain approved programs, setup sheets, tooling records, and production documentation with revision control.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality, PPC, Stores, and Maintenance to meet production schedules.
- Ensure machine guarding, safe operation, work-instruction compliance, and 5S.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Diploma or B.E. in Mechanical, Sheet Metal, Production, or a relevant engineering discipline. Experience: 8–10 years in sheet metal fabrication, CNC programming, machine setup, and process development. Key Skills: CNC laser cutting, CNC punching, press brake programming and setup, nesting, bend sequence planning, drawing interpretation, tooling, troubleshooting, and production coordination.