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

• Conveyor Operation- Employees must understand how to run foot controlled conveyors to stage the material and how the set the speed of the conveyors to get correct spacing of material before loading.

• Operate Depalletizer - Employee must understand the procedure for setting according to the layers and height of the material on the pallet.

• For mixed pallets from MBZ the employee must be able to unload by hand, inspect the material for defects, reject any pieces that damaged and arrange the material on the conveyor.

• Operate the loading computer- the employee must determine the correct number of pieces to attach to each carrier bar to maximize efficiency and enter this number into the loading computer for each bar.

• Racking Procedure- Employee must understand the correct method to secure the profile to a holding jig which is attached to a carrier bar.

• Understand how to fill the Palletizer with spacers when needed.

• Calibrate the Konica Minolta color meter, operate the meter, and how to input the standards into the meter.

• Material Inspection - Check the color with the Konica Minolta meter, check the film thickness, check the gloss, and check for any visual defects.

• Verify the piece count to match what was on the bar when loaded rejecting any pieces that do not meet YKK standards.

• Operate the unloading computer - After the employee determines how many pieces were defect- free, enter this information into the unloading computer along with rejected pieces.

• Operate Palletizer - Set the palletizer according to length of material to load finished material onto a pallet to send to the next process making sure spacers are between each layer.

• Send loaded pallets with finished material on the Norcon conveyor to the Packing area.

• Perform housekeeping duties at the end of each shift or when needed. (5S)

• Perform other duties as required by the supervisor.

• Utilize forklift to load and unload material from the production line

• Assist in all scheduled maintenance activities for the department, including yearly shutdowns

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• High School diploma/GED (minimum)

• Must have at least 1 year experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment

• Basic computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office, etc.)

• Must have good communication and organizational skills

• Ability to multitask

• Forklift and material handling experience preferred

• Ability to recognize similarities and difference between profiles

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.