Press Operator

You run an eccentric press of 63 to 160 tonnes with progressive dies on steel strip. The day starts with a check of the die, the strip feed and the lubrication, then the first three pieces go to the measuring bench for a caliper check against the drawing. During the run you watch for burr, feed slip and cracked edges, stack finished parts in KLT boxes and record the counter reading for each order. Setters change the tools, you assist and keep the die area clean. Work runs 06:00 to 14:00 and 14:00 to 22:00 with a weekly rotation, and you report to the press shop leader.

Trade school in metalworking or one year in a press shop

Reading a simple part drawing and a tolerance field

Confident use of a caliper and a go/no go gauge

Attention to burr, cracks and die wear during the run

Willingness to rotate two shifts every week

Basic English for machine menus and safety signs

Valid medical fitness certificate for press work

Net salary from 1363 up to 1500 EUR per month

Permanent contract from the first working day

Shift supplement for the afternoon shift, paid monthly

Warm meal allowance (malica) and paid transport to work

Annual holiday allowance (regres) paid every June

Shared company accommodation arranged for arriving workers

Work clothing, safety shoes, gloves and ear protection provided

Operators who learn die changing move to setter inside two years, and the press shop pays for the pneumatic and hydraulic courses at the local training centre.

A heated hall with noise screens around the press line, marked walkways and a separate measuring bench. Ear protection, safety shoes and cut resistant gloves are mandatory and supplied by the employer.