**Job Title: Operator - 1st Shift** **Job Description** As an Operator, you will play a vital role in the operation and maintenance of fermentation tanks and food production machinery. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the efficient and safe operation of packaging machinery, labelers, vats, dryers, and conveyor systems. You will also perform sanitation duties, accurately weigh or count products, check in and out materials, and complete Disassembly, Clean, Reassembly (DCR) processes. Additionally, you will be responsible for printing labels accurately, conducting minor quality inspections, and recording production data. **Responsibilities** + Operate and maintain fermentation tanks and food production machinery. + Perform sanitation duties. + Weigh and/or count product accurately. + Check in and out materials accurately. + Complete Disassembly, Clean, Reassembly (DCRs) safely and efficiently. + Print labels accurately. + Conduct minor quality inspections of products. + Record production data accurately. **Essential Skills** + Experience in manufacturing environment (1+ year). + Experience with sterilization and quality inspection. + LOTO experience (1+ year). + Experience operating production machinery in a GMP environment (1+ year). + Sanitation duties experience (1+ year). **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Knowledge of fermentation processes. + Mechanical skills. + Experience in food production. + Documentation review skills. **Why Work Here?** We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes full tuition reimbursement for related fields, generous parental leave of approximately 12 weeks, a 401(k) plan with a 9% contribution, and a variety of health and insurance benefits such as health, vision, dental, and life insurance. Employees also have access to a health savings account with a matching contribution and an employee assistance program. **Work Environment** This role is based in a GMP environment within a climate-controlled facility. Adherence to GMP code is required, including wearing safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, pants without holes, a hair net, and a beard net. Pay up to $24hr **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract position based out of Verona, WI. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $25.00/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 Verona,WI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jan 19, 2026. **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.