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Job Title: Utility Operator

Job Description

As a general production, you will be responsible for assisting machine operators by moving boxes, unloading trucks, and performing other duties as assigned. You will read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine materials to be mixed for each run, load and unload materials, maintain and prepare packaging supplies, and package finished products according to customer specifications. You will also handle materials and inventory using a barcode scanner, assist with roll data entry and machine maintenance, and maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine materials to be mixed for each run.

• Load and unload materials onto or from pallets, platforms, and shelves via forklift or by hand.

• Load resins into blenders, grinders, dryers, and hoppers by hand or vacuum system.

• Maintain and prepare packaging supplies.

• Package all finished products ensuring correct packaging material, labels, and details, per customer specification.

• Handle materials and inventory control using a barcode scanner.

• Assist operators with stringing lines and taking rolls off machines.

• Assist operators with roll data entry, roll changing, changing trim, mounting unwound rolls, cutovers, and cleaning the systems.

• Assist warehouse manager with monthly inventory.

• Maintain confidentiality of information such as formulas, supplier names, materials, process conditions, and set-up information.

• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Reliability and strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Capability to take direction from multiple supervisors.

• High school diploma preferred but not required.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• No prior manufacturing experience required.

• Experience in warehouse operations, packaging, labeling, and material handling is a plus.

Why Work Here?

We offer competitive rewards programs including 401k matching and BRAVO rewards. We believe in career advancement and provide tuition reimbursement to invest in your development. Our company promotes work/life balance and recognizes employees with regular lunches. Our industrial infrastructure consists of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and we have a strong culture of promoting from within, as evidenced by 85% of our supervisors being promoted internally.

Work Environment

This position is in a manufacturing and production environment with clean room conditions. The dress code requires candidates to wear a hair net and hard hat, which are provided. Candidates with facial hair must also wear a beard guard. While there is a full clean room area requiring additional shoe covers and a smock, candidates will not be working in that specific area. The day shift runs from 6:45 am to 7:05 pm on a rotating schedule, and the night shift runs from 6:45 pm to 7:05 am on a similar rotating schedule.

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.