Die Repairer Trainee

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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  providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

This position will learn and facilitate the correction and maintenance of extrusion tooling insuring that it will produce quality extrusions at the desired rate.

• Will learn all the proper methods for repairing and modifying dies, feeders, portholes and support tooling to achieve the production of high-quality extrusions.
• Will learn how to apply regular maintenance requirements of caustic cleaning, polishing, nitriding, as well as inspection for tooling stress cracks and excessive wear.
• Will gain a full understanding of industry tolerance requirements, print reading, and the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Will learn how to and keep detailed records of die corrections and die history.
• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data for good die ratio and efficiency gains
• Support the die polishing process.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary within the Die Correction Department.

• Be vigilant about safety
• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence
• Will learn all the proper methods for repairing and modifying dies, feeders, portholes and support tooling to achieve the production of high-quality extrusions.
• Will learn how to apply regular maintenance requirements of caustic cleaning, polishing, nitriding, as well as inspection for tooling stress cracks and excessive wear.
• Will gain a full understanding of industry tolerance requirements, print reading, and the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Will learn how to and keep detailed records of die corrections and die history.
  
  Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data for good die ratio and efficiency gains
• Support the die polishing process.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary within the Die Correction Department.

At YKK AP America Inc., pay is only part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The hourly pay range for this position ranges from $18.57-$22.60, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

The travel required for this position is 1%.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop or kneel; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, crouch, or crawl.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. An individual will be required to wear appropriate safety protective equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as outlined by safety program rules. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; hearing protection will be required in certain areas of the process.

While performing the duties of this…