**Job Title: Material Technician** **Job Description** We are currently seeking a dedicated Material Technician to join our team. This role involves ensuring the smooth operation of work centers by managing materials and coordinating with various teams to prepare for upcoming jobs. **Responsibilities** + Understand the items running on each work center and ensure all necessary materials are available for the duration of the job. + Collaborate with the setup team to understand upcoming jobs and verify material availability. + Remove, identify, clean, and store remaining materials after job completion, preparing work centers for the next setup. + Work with the Shift Supervisor to prepare for upcoming jobs on all work centers. + Verify material availability and ensure it is dried on time if necessary. + Stage all raw materials needed at the work center, including purchase components and work in progress. + Fill color feeders and ensure work centers are properly setup for subsequent jobs. + Empty and clean hoppers and dryers as needed. + Clean material line feeds between jobs when necessary. + Setup appropriate grinder at work center if needed and recycle into current job when possible. + Remove and properly store all materials, ensuring correct labeling and scanning into IQMS. + Collect scrap and purge material from work centers, labeling correctly before storage. + Mix, batch, and blend materials for production. + Maintain a clean and organized raw material area. + Coordinate work center issues with the supervisor to prevent material handling disruptions. + Unload material from trucks, verify packing slip contents, and turn into Receiving. + Conduct cycle counts for raw materials and packaging supplies, assisting in inventory control. + Support operator breaks and lunches. **Essential Skills** + Minimum of 3 years of experience in the injection molding industry. + At least 1 year of raw material handling experience, including handling resins, raw materials, and cycle counts of items weighing 60 lbs or more. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in machine setup, plastic injection molding, and quality assurance. + Ability to stage and clean up work centers and operate grinders. **Why Work Here?** Enjoy competitive wages, employee referral bonuses, and perfect attendance bonuses. Benefit from a rich package including medical, dental, vision, long and short-term disability (company paid), a robust wellness program, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) retirement plan with matching. **Work Environment** The work environment is a plastic injection automotive plant, known for being relatively clean for an automotive facility. The facility is non-temp controlled and can be loud. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Saline, Michigan. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $37440.00 - $37440.00/yr. ONCE DIRECT: -Competitive wages -Employee Referral Bonuses -Perfect Attendance Bonuses -A Rich Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Long and Short-Term Disability (Company Paid), a robust Wellness Program, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching. **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Saline,MI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 24, 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.