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Anoplate fosters a culture of employee participation and promotes equal opportunity for employees and applicants alike. Our diverse hiring practices include reaching out to many community organizations including the Department of Labor - CNY Works in Syracuse and Working Solutions in Oneida, BOCES, Veterans Administration, and Regional Learning Service, to find you, the Applicant! We even have an Employee Referral Program where we pay our employees to find their co-workers! It is through these entities, and others, that we are able to recruit a qualified work-force.

We communicate with our employees through our monthly newsletter "The Insider" and our periodic "State of the Plate" meetings where employees meet with the Company President to discuss the state of Anoplate.

In addition to tapping into our community to recruit our workforce, once employed here, our employees continue to give back to the community by participating in a variety of fundraising events including the United Way Campaign, Race for the Cure, Light the Night for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light the Night, South West Community Center Holiday Meal, and more!

We also have an annual Holiday party with a visit from Santa and gifts for the kids. We welcome the spring with an evening celebration that includes games, prizes and tons of camaraderie among employees. It is at this celebration that we recognize our employees for their efforts throughout the year and years of service throughout their career.

Job Openings and Careers

At Anoplate if you want a career, the potential for having one is driven by you! We have a variety of positions available and different career paths to get you there.

Many of our operations employees start out in our Production Trainee training program. This is a 12-week paid training program that combines on-the-job training and experiences with classroom and computer based training. Upon successful completion of the training program, you can step on the first rung of the career ladder. Trainees can graduate into a variety of positions including a Plating Assistant or Plating Technician. From these positions, you can acquire additional skills and training that will increase your value to the Company as you learn more and more finish specialties.

From time to time, we will also have positions available in Accounting, Customer Service, Process Engineering, Methods Planning, and Facility and Equipment Maintenance.

Currently, we are seeking to fill the following positions:

Customer Service Supervisor

The Customer Service Supervisor will be responsible for daily supervision and oversight of Customer Service Representatives and Material Handlers with a direct connection to Sales for customer support activities. Will assist to integrate all customer communication between departments and to ensure that superior service and communication is being delivered. Ability to interact with production and support organizations to oversee that all orders flow correctly and efficiently from receipt to scheduling. Providing direction and guidance to assigned staff to ensure they are qualified to effectively carry out their responsibilities.

Qualifications: A minimum of five (5) years experience working in a customer service role. Experience in a manufacture ring environment and/or material handling, as well as Supervisory experience preferred. Associates degree in a related field required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Candidate must possess excellent communication skills, computer skills, and strong attention to detail.

Driver/Material Handler

We are seeking a Driver/Material Handler with a CDL – class B driver’s license. Responsibilities include daily driving routes throughout Central New York. The role of the position is to insure that all customer parts and vendor supplies are received, recorded, stored and shipped correctly and in an efficient manner. To insure Anoplate deliveries meet customer requirements and are performed in an economic and professional manner. This individual must maintain an excellent driving record, as well as a professional relationship with customers, suppliers and co-workers to insure a smooth flow of product both received and shipped.

High School diploma or equivalent and CDL class B driver’s license with a clean driver’s record required. Combination of 5 years experience driving and/or working in a warehouse is preferred. Must have knowledge of shipping, receiving and all appropriate computer programs needed to perform job requirements, an ability to operate computer necessary to receive customer parts and supplies/chemicals, ship parts (including UPS and FED EX) and to look up necessary information to assist customers, and an ability to read, understand, and initiate proper flow of incoming paperwork.

Engineers

Chemical, industrial, and manufacturing procedures drive our work processes. Our skilled Engineers drive our productivity in a number of ways. As an Engineer with Anoplate, you will have the opportunity to influence the quality of finish on our customer’s products, improve internal and external work procedures, and investigate innovative metal finishing technologies and their practicality to our industry and to our operations.

Education/Experience: B.S. in technical science (chemical, environmental, or manufacturing science preferred). New graduate entry position.

Polisher/Buffer

We are seeking an experienced polisher/buffer in the metal finishing industry. The selected candidate will need to have the ability to safely use manual machines, perform cut and color buffing, as well as Tangential buffing. Experience should include using a variety of wheels and compounds at varying wheel speeds in order to achieve the surface finish required. This work will include polishing raw and finished plated parts, and will require a high degree of attention to detail. Experience in designing fixtures used to hold parts during polishing, is also desired. The Polisher’s responsibilities will also include metal plating in a variety of metal finishes. Metal plating experience is a plus.

Technician – Day and Second Shift

Our technicians perform product inspection & testing, as well as maintenance of chemical processes. Key duties include the identification, use, maintenance & training on proper use of test equipment. Will test & problem solve chemical processes by weighing, measuring & adding chemicals to our plating baths. Will also maintain accurate records and communicate with internal & external customers. This position requires strong attention to detail and recordkeeping and an exceptional work ethic with a desire to learn. Of course we will provide all training required.

Plating Technicians (multiple openings)

We are always looking for skilled platers in the areas of anodizing, hardcoat anodize, black oxide, black nickel, black chrome, plating of copper, nickel, chromium, zinc, cadmium, silver, gold and tin, electroless nickel, electropolish, chromating, conversion coatings such as passivating and phosphating, dry film lubrication and vacuum impregnation. If you have previous experience as a plater, you can put those skills to work today, working for us.

Production Trainee (multiple openings)

No prior skills or experience necessary to join us as a production trainee – just a desire to work hard and learn a craft. We will teach you the skills you need to be successful here at Anoplate. This will include learning to follow both written and visual instructions, processing, racking, and packing of products, sand blasting, general cleaning and rinsing of parts, plugging, masking, or any other part of the basic production routine. The initial portion of our PAID training program is 10 – 12 weeks, during which time, trainees will be required to complete several different types of training both in the classroom and on-the-job. In our “pay for performance” environment, your progression depends on how quickly and efficiently you learn these tasks.

Please submit your resume to hr@anoplate.com or fax confidentially to (315) 424-8279. We are an EEO/AA employer.

All applicants for positions at Anoplate must:

Possess a superior work ethic and the ability to treat co-workers with respect.
• Be dependable, including having good attendance and no history of being absent or late excessively for work.
• Support company quality and safety initiatives.
• Possess the required skills to perform the job in a satisfactory manner.
• Have a high school degree or GED, or other educational requirements as needed. Candidates without a GED or equivalent will be considered if there is a desire to complete that education while employed with us.
• Be able to perform the physical aspects of the job.
• Be able to pass our pre-employment screening including a drug test.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our web site and look at our openings. We look forward to reviewing your resume. If you submit a resume via email, please be sure it is in Word, txt or pdf format, or you may come in to complete an application Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, please email us at: hr@anoplate.com.