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Location Santa Ana, California

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p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Aluminum Precision Products (APP) is an international leader in manufacturing aluminum forgings. We offer you the opportunity to be a part of a globally recognized organization that enjoys an unparalleled reputation for quality. Here yoursquo;ll be challenged on a daily basis, tasked with solving problems, working with smart, energetic, and dedicated people with an opportunity to grow and learn./span/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Job Summary: /span/strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Blacksmith sets up and operates the various forging presses, working in constant communication with the Blacksmith Apprentice. See different levels below:/span/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Level 1/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Closed Die/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Operate the forging press at console./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Lubricate die surfaces and stock/parts./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Instruct Trainee to assure the production of quality parts./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Maintain accurate part-counts of current production./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Assure quality and production requirements are met, as per job-specific travelers./span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Hand Forge/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Instruct loader on use of the tong manipulator/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Operate manipulator forklift/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Perform in-process inspection of product/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Assure quality and production requirements are met, as per job-specific travelers/span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSnbsp;/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Education and/or Experience/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"1-2 years of High School or equivalent./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"3+ monthrsquo;s related manufacturing/production experience./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Pass Written and Practical Test/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"In compliance with ITAR regulations, must be a US Citizen or US Person (U.S. Person = a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))./span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Level 2/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Must have ability to display skills of Level 1 plus:/span/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Closed Die/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Perform in-process inspection of product./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Run standard and complex closed die shapes (including wrap dies)/span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Hand Forge/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Operate forging press for Hand Forge operations and stress relieve./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"In-process Inspection of Hand Forgings/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Instruct operator of the manipulator forklift./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Operate the billet saw to cut raw material as necessary./span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Education and/or Experience/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"1-2 years of High School or equivalent./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"3+ monthrsquo;s related manufacturing/production experience./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Pass Written and Practical Test/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"In compliance with ITAR regulations, must be a US Citizen or US Person (U.S. Person = a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))./span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Basic English (reading, writing, verbal and comprehend)/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Ability to communicate with co-workers, supervisor, and QC personnel/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Basic Math and Measuring/span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Level 3/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Must have ability to display talents of Level 1 amp; 2/span/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Closed Die/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Ability to train all levels/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Ability to operate mechanical press/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Skill to forge all closed die products/span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"nbsp;/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Hand Forge/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Ability to train all levels/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Skill to forge all hand forge products/span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Have an ability to operate billet saw/span/li /ul p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"nbsp;/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/span/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Education and/or Experience/span/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"1-2 years of High School or equivalent./span/li li style="margin-bottom: 0i

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