MADISON, Wis. — One Madison air purification giant needs 70 workers as soon as possible to help with demand higher than ever before.

"Aprilaire is the best kept secret in Madison, a secret we’re trying to tell people about,"  Aprilaire Spokeswoman Lisa O'Connor said. "There’s been so many times where I've told people where I work, and they're like, 'I have that in my house!’"

O'Connor is talking about the top-selling and award-winning accordion looking Aprilaire air filter. It's found in millions of homes all over America.

"Our number one goal is to give healthy products to our customers and if we're not hitting production goals, you know, obviously, we have work to do," Manufacturing and Engineering Manager William Pankratz said about his high-demand assembly line. "And so that's why we need these 70 people, as soon as possible.”

"We projected out, you know how many air filters we'd be producing for our customers, in 2024, and we've already surpassed that capacity. So we're adding more air filtration production as quickly as we can, because the demand has increased so significantly due to COVID," O'Connor said.

So Aprilaire’s team is working round the clock on their patented filters.

"We're finding that people are changing out their air filters more frequently than they did before COVID, trying to stay in front of it," O'Connor said.

The dedicated team stands behind Aprilaire’s winning culture.

"I've grown together with this company and so they've propelled me to places that I didn't think were possible and I'm very fortunate for the leadership that we have here," Pankratz said.

The leadership is focused on new ideas, promotion,safety and personnel support.  

"We have platinum-rated medical and dental programs as well as a number of other programs available to people, including a 401K with a match. We have profit sharing, we have tuition reimbursement, we've got all kinds of great programs."

As Aprilaire creates everything from those famous filters to dehumidifiers, humidifiers, temperature zoning controls and thermostats, for one simple reason.

"You can't always see it, you can always smell it. We're trying to make the invisible visible to people and we're trying to help them create a healthy environment in their homes, so that we have healthy families and healthy communities," O'Connor said.

Those interested can learn more about those assembly line positions along with office and lab job openings here.