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 Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Records data for all test performed and distributes.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Follows basic quality techniques, possibly including calibration or verification, to track, analyze, and report on materials, processes, and products to ensure they meet YKK’s quality standards.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematics, diagrams, or formulas and confers with leadership or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Selects materials, parts, or products for testing at specified stages in production process, and tests attributes such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical/electrical/chemical characteristics. Tests may be destructive or non-destructive.
• Records and Evaluates test results, applies statistical methods, or enters data into computer for analysis, prepares graphs, and writes reports.
• Validates results or indicates deviations from existing standards.
• Recommends modifications to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Performs internal audits as assigned to verify compliance to existing requirements and indicate potential risks or opportunities for improvement in relation to YKK, Industry, or ISO 9001 standards.
• After training on 1st shift, this role will support 2nd or 3rd shifts.

Competencies

• Action-Oriented – meets deadlines and goals in a timely manner.
• Business Acumen – knowledgeable in current policies, practices, trends, and information affecting assigned areas/organization.
• Command Skills – energized by challenges. Able and willing to provide guidance.
• Timely Decision Making – makes decisions and acts after reasonable consideration of information in relation to requirements.
• Fairness to Others – treats others equitably, listening to concerns and needs.
• Listening – practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out.
• Courage – provides current, direct, and complete feedback.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Preferred background in Quality testing, inspection, or auditing within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem solving and analytic skills (e.g., can conduct root cause analysis, make recommendations, and track results).
• Strong written, oral, communication and presentation skills required (including comfort with Excel and PowerPoint) across many levels within the organization.
• A sense of urgency to act and area ownership is required.