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Job Title: Batch Mixer** **Job Description

As a Batch Mixer, you will be responsible for preparing and formulating chemical mixtures, ensuring accuracy in weighing raw materials, and operating various machinery. You will play a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency and safety of the production process by attending daily safety meetings, following standard operating procedures, and keeping detailed records. This role requires working with batches of up to 4000 gallons and involves handling materials in various forms such as liquids and powders.

Responsibilities

+ Attend daily safety meetings to ensure compliance with safety protocols.

+ Receive and follow batch sheets to formulate chemicals accurately.

+ Weigh out raw materials and handle them from drums, totes, and bags.

+ Pour and place materials into reactors, checking gauges and controls.

+ Monitor running machinery such as pumps, mixers, and milling machines.

+ Notify maintenance immediately if any issues arise with machinery.

+ Perform housekeeping duties while machines are running or after completing batches.

+ Communicate batch records with the next shift and supervisors.

+ Work alongside a helper to ensure they understand basic job duties and safety.

+ Be flexible in assisting with packaging, staging, and preparing orders.

Essential Skills

+ 3 years of manufacturing experience.

+ 3 years of experience in blending, formulating, chemical operating, and batch mixing.

+ Experience in chemical or pharmaceutical industries preferred over food industries.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

+ Strong attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping.

Why Work Here?

Join a company that values safety and organization, offering a clean and modern work environment. Enjoy being part of a team that provides excellent employee benefits and values continuous improvement and employee development.

Work Environment

The Alsip facility is a modern, clean, and temperature-controlled environment, known for its exceptional organization and focus on safety. It houses a smaller workforce with fewer production lines. The Chicago Heights facility, although not as new, maintains a high standard of cleanliness and organization with a larger workforce and more production lines. Both facilities operate in temperature-controlled environments and ensure the safety of employees with non-hazardous chemicals. Enjoy the benefits of working in a secure environment with multiple break rooms and checkpoints.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Alsip, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.20 - $22.20/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 Alsip,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 31, 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.