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Job Title: Machine Operator

Job Description

As a Machine Operator, you will be responsible for observing all prescribed or standard safety rules and regulations. You will work from an assigned schedule and perform tasks based on work orders, making decisions on the sequence of setups and processes within recognized methods and procedures. Your role involves setting up and monitoring a limited number of barrel augur, extruder, and related forming/winding controls such as pressure, speed, tension, and heat. You will also move, position nip rollers, rewind shafts, and razor cut devices as required for proper operation.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment or monitor continuing operations to maintain proper flow of raw and scrap film material and forming, cutting, and rewind operations.

• Remove completed work and make simple tolerance and/or measurement checks.

• Occasionally perform or assist with fairly complicated setups, other machine or related equipment repair, or maintenance duties as instructed.

• Detect and report defective, contaminated material, unusual conditions, or faulty equipment to proper supervision.

• Set up extrusion lines, including extrusion/die head changes, monitoring all line controls, making proper adjustments, and checking dimensions/quality of the product.

Essential Skills

• Experience in manufacturing or previous machine operating.

• Technical knowledge of extrusion is preferred.

• Mechanical aptitude.

• Ability to read a ruler.

• Basic computer skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrates organizational skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with extrusion, plastic, troubleshooting, blow molding, blow mold machine, molding machine, machine operation, and setting up machines.

• Production and mechanical skills.

Why Work Here?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting from Day 1 of hire, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Our company provides a quarterly bonus of up to 5% and a 401k plan with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 8%. We also offer an Employee Wellness Program where you can earn points through activities and redeem them for gift cards. Other perks include bi-weekly pay, 2 weeks of vacation, a perfect attendance bonus, and sick pay paid out if not used.

Work Environment

You will be working in a clean room and GMP environment, ensuring a safe and sanitary workspace.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40000.00 - $43000.00

Quarterly Bonus – Up to 5%

• Benefits start Day 1 of Hire

o Medical – Anthem BCBS

o Dental – Delta

o Vision – NVA

o Company paid Life Insurance/AD&D – 1X Annual Salary

o 401k – Dollar for Dollar match up to 8%

o Employee Wellness Program

 Earn points through activities and redeem for Gift Cards ($100 Tier 1, $150 Tier 2)

• Pay: Bi-Weekly

• 2 Week Vacation

• Perfect Attendance Bonus: $175 per period ($525 Annualized)

• Sick Pay paid out if not used (per period)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Deerfield,IL.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 21, 2024.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.