Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities

• Checks production orders and arranges press procedures and drawings. Enters production data into face unit for extrusion.

• Checks die assembly and oven times. Loads die into oven by monarail crane.

• Operates and adjusts the following equipment as necessary:

• Extrusion press.

• Billet loader.

• Furnace.

• Billet shear.

• Saw.

• Puller.

• Head and tail stretcher.

• Overhead cranes

• Die oven. Adjust equipment when necessary to ensure proper operation.

• Responsible for the following variables of extrusion

• Checks temperature of furnace, container heat, and die oven heat.

• Adjusts extrusion speed.

• Adjusts cooling speed.

• Puller and stretcher tension.

• Carbon blocking for each shape.

• Assists with quality assurance through visual observations and makes initial judgment on product quality.

• Prepares press for die changes, checks die assembly, and inputs die information into face unit.

• Updates press reports with die information, number of billets, weights, number of pieces and performance of each die.

• Assist with the training of all new press operator and press crew members.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• Must have High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

• Must have the ability to read, write and count.

• Must be able to read scale calipers and micrometers and understand the metric system.

• Must have demonstrated effective communications skills and the ability to be a team player

• Must have the ability to learn the job duties within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the supervisor.

• Must be able to lift approximately 40-50 lbs

• Be vigilant about safety

• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence

YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (Opens in a new window) .

YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. United States Department of Labor. Learn more (Opens in a new window) .

YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window) .

YKK AP America Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can follow the process outlined below when applying for a position: Provide your name and contact information to YKK AP's Accommodations team at accommodationrequest@ykkap.com (accommodationrequest@apple.com) . Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a negative drug test for the presence of illegal drugs.