Manufacturing and utilities

Press brake operator

Surrey, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-15

$20.00 to $30.00 hourly

Pay is below the local median for this work ($30.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)

What the posting asks for

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Hours and terms

  • Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • Completion of secondary school education may be required.
  • Previous experience as a labourer or helper in the same company may be required.
  • On-the-job training is usually provided.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Metalworking machine operators (NOC 94105). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Read specifications or follow verbal instructions
  • Lay out, set up and operate one or more light or heavy metalworking machines such as shears, power presses, saws, plate rolls, drills, brakes, slitters, punch presses, computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, and other hand tools to cut, bend, roll, ream, punch and drill, weld or otherwise shape and form metal stock into parts or products
  • Operate machines or equipment which weld, solder, bolt, screw or rivet metal parts together
  • Check products for correct shapes, dimensions and other specifications
  • Troubleshoot and perform corrective action or minor repairs
  • May select and transport material to work area manually or using crane or hoist

About the employer

  • Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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