Machine Operators on 1st or 2nd shift + Location: Elgin, Illinois + 1st Shift: 5:30 AM - 4:30 PM + 2nd Shift: 4:00 PM - 3:30 AM **Job Description** Join a dynamic food production team where you'll operate mixing, blending, and high-speed packaging machinery in a clean, bakery-scented facility. Your mission: ensure smooth operations while upholding top-tier safety, quality, and GMP standards. **Key Responsibilities** + Set up, operate, and troubleshoot packaging lines and machinery + Perform changeovers and adjust machine settings for optimal performance + Diagnose mechanical issues, replace parts, and test equipment + Monitor product quality and ensure packaging meets company standards + Regulate machine speed and flow to maintain efficiency + Conduct routine preventive maintenance on equipment and facility systems **Required Skills** + Familiarity with **GMP** protocols + Proficient in machinery changeovers + Spanish-speaking ability preferred + Able to lift up to 50 lbs (required for blending roles only) **Why Work Here?** Be part of an award-winning organization celebrated for its flexibility, innovation, and collaborative culture. You'll work alongside a motivated team in a facility designed for growth and efficiency—with systems that challenge the status quo and inspire excellence. **Work Environment** + Exceptionally clean, well-lit facility + Smells like fresh coffee and baked goods + Gravity-fed, high-speed packaging equipment + Spacious layout with room for expansion + Strict adherence to GMP standards **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $21.00/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 Elgin,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 1, 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.