**🛠️** **Job Opening: Machine Operator** 📍 _Location: Richmond, Virginia_ 📄 _Job Type: Contract to Hire_ **🚀** **Step Into a Role That Powers Production Excellence** Are you hands-on, mechanically inclined, and ready to be part of a team that transforms raw materials into essential products? Join us as a **Machine Operator** , where your skills will directly impact the quality and efficiency of our manufacturing process. Whether you're experienced or eager to learn, this is your chance to grow in a fast-paced, high-demand industry. **🔧** **What You’ll Do** As a Machine Operator, you’ll be at the heart of our production line, converting HDPE film into high-quality bags. You’ll work with advanced machinery, troubleshoot issues, and ensure every product meets our standards. **Your responsibilities will include:** + Setting up and operating bag machines and support equipment + Loading film and adjusting machinery for size and performance + Mounting cylinders and fine-tuning pressure, tension, and ink distribution + Navigating our production management system to track jobs and input data + Performing quality checks and maintaining accurate documentation + Operating extrusion lines with a focus on safety and precision + Monitoring materials, roll weights, and labeling for compliance **🧠** **What You Bring** We’re looking for individuals who are: + Experienced in machine operation (1–3 years preferred—but we’ll train the right candidate!) + Skilled in troubleshooting and quick problem-solving + Familiar with startup/changeover procedures and extrusion processes + Physically capable of performing tasks such as lifting, climbing, kneeling, and repetitive motion **🌟** **Why You’ll Love Working Here** + **Career Growth:** Opportunities to advance into leadership, quality control, and specialized roles + **Skill Development:** Hands-on training and exposure to industrial-grade equipment + **Impactful Work:** Be part of a team that produces products used across industries **🏭** **Work Environment** Let’s be real—it’s a tough but rewarding environment. You’ll work 12-hour rotating shifts (7 AM–7 PM and 7 PM–7 AM) in a facility that’s hot, gritty, and smells like burnt plastic. But if you thrive in a no-frills, high-output setting, this is where you’ll shine. **Ready to roll up your sleeves and make things happen? Apply now and take the first step toward a career that builds more than just bags—it builds futures.** **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.00/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 Richmond,VA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 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.