Job Description

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 Job Duties:

• 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.

Education/Experience:

• 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.

Recruiter Contact:

CHRIS WOOD

CHRISTINEWOOD@YKKAP.COM

YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law.

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 America Inc.'s Accommodations team at accommodationrequest@ykkap.com . Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis in compliance with federal and state law.

Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a criminal background check, and a negative drug test for the presence of illegal drugs post-offer, consistent with state and federal law . 

For candidates applying for positions in the state of California

YKK AP America Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and any other state of federal law as required. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a criminal background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a criminal background check, if YKK AP America Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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At YKK AP America Inc., we do not ask for personal financial information during telephone, in-person or video interviews nor do we charge job seekers fees as part of the recruitment process. YKK AP America Inc.'s recruiting correspondence will be sent by a recruiting representative with @ykkap.com email address and not @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com or any other email domain service.

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