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

• Operates a sit down side loader to bring empty pallets to work sites to designated areas
• Operates a Combi Lift (vertical and horizontal) to off load materials from Post Aging Conveyor
• Operates a standard industrial fork truck to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Check material after aging for hardness with a Webster Hardness Tester and tag each with correct pallet report.
• Supports the Press Crew Operation as needed including but not limited to:

• Operate head/tail stretcher, cooling table, saw table, chip collector, loading machine, pallet conveyor, and aging oven. Adjust equipment when necessary to ensure proper operation.
• Notify management of quality issues and possible causes and corrections. Discard defective/imperfect product.
• Remove and weigh material scrap bin. Maintain supply of pallets and transfers full pallets by forklift.
• Maintain a clean work environment.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• High School diploma/GED (minimum)
• Preferred at least two years of experience in manufacturing
• Required – forklift certification and at least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment operating mobile equipment.
• Strong Computer Skills
• Ability to recognize similarities and difference between profiles
• Ability to add & subtract, multiply, divide.
• Ability to carry out detail written or oral instructions
• Be vigilant about safety
• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence

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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.

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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. 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.

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