**Production Associate** **Job Description:** As a Production Associate, you will perform repetitive general labor tasks, including taking bricks from kiln carts and stacking them on the monorail. This position requires standing in one area and consistently moving bricks. **Responsibilities:** + Assist in all brick manufacturing operations. + Mix sands for sand applications, set up and maintain sand applications. + Mix slurry for slurry applications, set up and maintain all aspects of slurry applications. + Clean, maintain, install, and adjust all dies, heads, and cutting blades. + Monitor and ensure the quality of bricks being made. + Track schedule and ensure paints and sands are ready for changeovers. + Maintain all SOPs and inventory tracking documents. + Observe, report, and assist in department equipment maintenance and repairs as directed. **Essential Skills:** + Strong mechanical skills and understanding. + Willingness to learn and take direction. + Ability to lift 50 lbs. **Additional Skills & Qualifications:** + Previous manufacturing experience preferred. + Mechanically inclined. + Attention to detail. **Why Work Here?** This position offers the opportunity for career advancement and the potential to transition into a direct position within the company. **Work Environment:** The work environment is hot in the summer and cold in the winter, with a relatively dusty atmosphere. Employees will work around machinery that pushes out bricks. Protective gear such as steel-toed boots, long pants, vests and safety glasses are required and provided. The hours are from 7 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday. **Job Type & Location:** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rocky Ridge, Maryland. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $22.50 - $22.50/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 Rocky Ridge,MD. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 26, 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.