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Daifuku Intralogistics America

ILUS - Brake Press Operator

  • Hobart, IN

Found by HiredNow AI on Aug 24, 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the role

Overview

  • Manufacturing Company with Career Development Opportunities!
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package!
  • Full Time| 3rd Shift | Monday - Friday| 9:00 PM - 5:30 AM
  • Must be able to read exact measurements on a tape measure without assistance!
  • Must be able to read blueprints!

About Us

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.‐based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in‐house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intra-logistics solutions. We provide leading‐edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light‐directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Position summary

The Brake Press Operator uses press brakes and miscellaneous equipment to create, shape, and customize materials into a variety of forms dictated by Fabrication plans. Reads and interprets detailed and complex instructions to produce the desired forms.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Following the Safety policy, including PPE
  • Setting up and operating press brakes and other equipment on a variety of parts of all shapes and sizes
  • Checking products against standards for conformance to specifications
  • Following specifications in job orders, verbal instructions, and blueprints
  • Observing machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunction
  • Performing minor machine maintenance such as oiling machines, dies, or workpieces
  • Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures.
  • Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Minimum of 2 years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements

Math skills

Ability to read blueprints

Knowledge of standard and metric measurements

Knowledge of quality assurance and self-inspection techniques

Self-motivated and detail-oriented

Team orientation

Crane operation certification required

Forklift operation certification required

  • LOTO certification preferred, but not required
  • Availability to work on Saturdays as needed
  • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language

ADA Requirements

Medium work

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reaching

Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing

Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking

Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing

Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling

Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting

Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Grasping

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Hearing

Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

Repetitive motions

Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Job Conditions

The worker is subject to: inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

The worker is subject to: hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

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