Brake Press Operator (Entry Level Position)

Northside Industries, an industry leader in the manufacturing and assembly of a variety of steel and aluminum fabrications for the Oil and Gas, Forestry, Heavy Duty Truck, and Mining sectors and is seeking a full-time Brake Press Operator for its West Kelowna, BC location.

Northside Industries has been serving their customers a wide variety of products for over 50 years, providing only the highest level of workmanship and service to exceed customers’ expectations.

Northside Industries requires a positive, team-oriented individual who can contribute to the growth of the company. In this role you will be reporting directly to the Plant Manager.

As a condition of employment, the Company will require all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof of vaccination before your employment commences.

We are filling a Monday to Friday 2:30pm - 11:00pm Shift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set-up and Operation of a CNC machines that may include Laser tables, Sanding equipment, Waterjet Tables, and Press Brakes.
• Program selection
• Tooling Selection
• Reading and Interpreting technical drawings
• Measuring parts using a variety of tools and ensuring all parts meet quality requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good computer skills
• Proven skills to interpret and understand technical drawings including tolerances
• Selecting correct tooling to match necessary forming of parts
• Forming a varied range of parts, and the ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Familiar with te3sting and measuring devices
• Ability to read metric and imperial measuring devices
• Ability to work shift work if necessary
• High attention to detail
• Proven team player
• Strong work ethic
• Preference will be given to those with CNC Brake Press programming software experience

Things you can expect from Northside Industries:

• Training, training, training: whether it be your first year of welding, or you have years of experience, Northside Industries invests in formal training and cross-training to ensure you are always honing your craft
• Clean, indoor working environment: leave the cold and heat outside and enjoy the comfort of working indoors in a clean workplace at a bench of your own
• Great team: Renowned as a great place to work, Northside is proud of its team and puts a great deal of effort into ensuring people stay because they are happy and taken care of.
• Benefits: offered after 3 months of work

Northside Industries also offers a retention bonus of $500 upon successful completion of the 90-day probation period.

Northside Industries offers competitive compensation packages, benefits, incredible work environment, and career advancement opportunities. Northside Industries holds quality and welding certification through ISO 9001:2015 and CWB respectively.

How to Apply:

Please apply via email at hr@northsideind.ca.  We accept resumes in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.