Job Title: Machine Operator

Job Description

As a machine operator, you will be responsible for operating food mixing, blending, and packaging machinery to support a food manufacturing facility. You will ensure compliance with all safety, health, quality GMP, and company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain food mixing, blending, and packaging machinery.Set up and troubleshoot packaging machines and manage changeovers.Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments.Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of products to standards.Regulate machine flow or speed.Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.

Essential Skills

3+ years of experience in mixing, blending, and/or packaging machine operation and GMP.Ability to complete machinery changeovers.Ability to speak Spanish.Ability to lift 50 lbs (applicable for blending roles).

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience in troubleshooting machinery.Mechanically inclined.Ability to assist maintenance team with PMs and minor troubleshooting of machinery.

Why Work Here?

Join a best-in-class service provider known for its flexibility and sophisticated systems. Experience a dynamic and supportive work environment where innovation and excellence are valued. Be part of a team that is recognized for its exceptional industry leadership.

Work Environment

The work environment is clean and smells like a coffee and bakery shop, maintaining GMP standards. The facility is equipped with gravity-fed high-speed packaging equipment, primarily handling dry goods like powders. It is well-lit with ample space. This role is for the weekend shift, requiring work on Sundays and most Saturdays, with two days off during the week based on production. The shift hours are from 5:30 am - 4:30 pm for the first shift and 4:00 pm - 3:30 am for the second shift.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elgin, Illinois.

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 Sep 11, 2025.

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\n About Aerotek:\n\n

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.

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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.

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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.

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