**Job Title: Department Lead** **Job Description** The Department Lead is responsible for overseeing and supervising the extrusion and packing departments. This role requires supervision experience in a manufacturing environment, and involves providing training to production associates, enforcing safety protocols, and coordinating daily production activities. **Responsibilities** + Oversee and supervise the extrusion and packing departments. + Provide training to production associates. + Enforce safety protocols within the departments. + Coordinate daily production activities to ensure efficiency. **Essential Skills** + 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment. + Lead experience in a manufacturing environment. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in production supervision, assembly, mechanical processes, production management, and process improvement. + Industrial supervision skills. **Why Work Here?** We offer competitive wages along with comprehensive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage. Employees can also take advantage of our Life & AD&D insurance and a 401k plan with a company match. **Work Environment** The work schedule includes one opening on days in extrusion from 7am to 7pm, two openings in extrusion on nights from 7pm to 7am, and one opening in packing on nights from 7pm to 7am. The schedule rotates with Sunday always off, and then another day off shifts each week, providing a balance between work and personal time. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract position based out of Cassopolis, Michigan. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $20.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Cassopolis,MI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jul 25, 2025. **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.