DIE REPAIRER TRAINEE

YKK AP America Inc.; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

YKK AP America Inc. seeks a Die Correction Assistant to learn and support the repair, maintenance and correction of extrusion dies to ensure high-quality output at the targeted rate.

You will gain hands-on experience with dies, feeders, portholes, and tooling, while documenting corrections and die history. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and adherence to industry tolerances in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Be vigilant about safety.
• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence.
• Will learn die repair and modification methods for dies, feeders, portholes and tooling to produce high-quality extrusions.
• Will learn regular maintenance: caustic cleaning, polishing, nitriding, and inspection for tooling stress cracks and wear.
• Understand industry tolerance, print reading, and use of precision measuring instruments.
• Keep detailed records of die corrections and die history.
• Compile, store, and retrieve production data for die ratio and efficiency gains.
• Support the die polishing process.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Perform other duties within the Die Correction Department.

Responsibilities

• Repair and modify dies, feeders, portholes and support tooling to produce high-quality extrusions.
• Apply routine maintenance including caustic cleaning, polishing and nitriding; inspect tooling for wear.
• Learn tolerance requirements, read prints, and use precision measuring instruments.
• Keep detailed records of die corrections and die history.
• Compile, store and retrieve production data for die efficiency gains.
• Support the die polishing process.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Perform other duties within the Die Correction Department.

Skills

Safety awareness

Quality-focused

Record keeping

Attention to detail

Job description

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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 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

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

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• 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.

Travel Requirements:

The travel required for this position is 1%.

Physical Demands:

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 job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to heat or humid conditions (weather related).

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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 workingwith 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 [e-mail] . 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 consistent with state and federal law.

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