Starting $20.00/hr; $23.86/hr After Completion of Level 1 (Around 90 Days)

Company Overview

Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) is a global leader in the manufacture of aerospace products. UAC supplies aircraft manufacturers and their subcontractors worldwide and has served the aircraft industry for over four decades. UAC specializes in 2000- and 7000-series alloys and offers a full range of alloys and tempers that can be tailored to a customer’s particular application.

What makes us STAND OUT

• Medical/Dental/Vision – excellent plans with low premiums
• Life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance – employer paid
• 401(k) employer match $1 for $1 up to the first 6%
• Profit sharing
• PTO/paid vacation
• 40 hours of anticipated leave per year
• Bereavement leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid lunch and break periods
• Uniform services – employer paid
• Employee referral bonus
• Discretionary bonuses
• Employee rewards & recognition
• Volunteer PTO
• Wellness programs
• EAP and onsite services
• 1:1 financial wellness sessions and education
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development
• Opportunities to advance
• Your safety is our #1 priority

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Exercise and promote safety
• Know the tools required for each job and how to use them
• Load billets and process them through the peeler and press
• Complete quality checks: die lines, surface breaks, blisters, inclusions, flake, pickup, delamination and dog leg
• Understand correct runout temperatures
• Confirm extrusion speed
• Possess understanding of press process including temperatures, die rings, runouts, lengths, clearing butts, winches and finished pieces
• Label parts and maintain traceability
• Understand dies: temperatures, build, stage
• Identify billets and know where they are stored and how they are staged
• Know the difference between direct and indirect presses
• Operate ovens
• Operate presses with understanding
• Read and understand hard card information
• Read and understand prints
• Read and interpret oven and press pie charts
• Ensure quality of product meets specifications: dimensions, temperatures, fail, scrap, blisters, delamination
• Input production information into the computer
• Know downtime codes
• Understand production schedule
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: HS Diploma or GED preferred
• Minimum Experience: 3 months’ experience at UAC
• Certifications Required: Crane certification; Forklift certification; Lock-out/Tag-out certification; Pallet jack certification (certifications completed during new hire orientation)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively listen and communicate ideas and thoughts to others; able to assimilate ideas originated by others
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to carry out and communicate written and/or oral instructions
• Physical Abilities: Regularly required to stand, walk and use hands; must be able to lift 50 pounds at any time during his/her shift; the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Working Conditions

• Schedule: 1st shift

Safety

All UAC employees must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries. Employee must understand the PPE and wear it properly.

Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation

UAC is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. UAC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources department at 770-479-7230.