Press Setter

Job Description

Our client in Newton Aycliffe is looking for a 1000T Press Setter to join their team.

The press is currently based at a plant in Birmingham but will be relocating to Newton Aycliffe in August 2026.

Successful candidates will be required to travel and work at the Birmingham plant to learn and experience the press whilst still in production there.

Key Responsibilities:

• Press & Tool Setting
• Material Handling & Feeding
• Programming & Operation
• Quality Control
• Maintenance & Troubleshooting
• Health, Safety & Compliance
• Continuous Improvement & Reporting

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong technical understanding of press tooling, feeding systems, and press operations.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve process and tooling issues efficiently.
• Good communication and teamwork skills within production environments.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-volume manufacturing setting.
• Competent in recording production data and press performance.

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Proven experience working with:
• High-volume, coil-fed tri-axis transfer presses.
• Coil-fed progression presses.
• Single-stage forming presses.
• Power Press Safety Certificate (Pewer) and good awareness of Health & Safety requirements.
• Experience as an Auto Press Setter, ideally within a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of tooling setup, adjustment, and first-off inspection procedures.
• FLT (Forklift Truck) or Overhead Crane certification (desirable but not essential).

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Gem Partnership Ltd who are trading as a recruitment agency.

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