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. **Position Summary** The purpose of this position is to be responsible for the processing of raw material (aluminum) into an alloyed and casted product. **Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities** + Prepares furnace for casting by checking molten metal temperature + Maintains casting operations by stirring, fluxing, and skimming the furnace + Uses spectrometer to analyze batch samples from furnace + Determines necessity for alloy additions during casting + Completes daily report forms and checklists + Inspects equipment to ensure quality and efficient operations + Removes product from cast pit, performs weight checks, marks products, and transports by crane + Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner + Performs other related work that may be required **Qualifications and Skill Requirements** + High School diploma/GED (minimum) + Must have at least 5 years of manufacturing or industrial experience. + Preferred experience operating forklifts and other manufacturing mobile equipment. + Be vigilant about safety + Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence + Demonstrated troubleshooting skills and techniques. + Must have extensive knowledge and experience utilizing various hand tools. + Physical ability to perform the essential job functions in a hot environment. + Ability to properly use and understand measuring equipment and tools. **Pay** **:** $21.88 - $28.86 (based on relevant experience) ​ **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.** **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.** **Notice on Recruitment Fraud** **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's recruiting correspondence will be sent by a recruiting representative with @ykkap.com (https://careers.ykkap.com/) email address — not @** **gmail.com** **, @** **yahoo.com** **, @** **hotmail.com** **or any other email domain service.** **If you have concerns related to this issue, consider the following actions: 1) Place a freeze on your credit reports:** **https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs** **; 2) file a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/assistant) ; and/or 3) file a report with your local law enforcement agency immediately.**