• Packaging Machine Operator - 2nd & 3rd Shift

    Aerotek (Waukesha, WI)


    Job Title: Packaging Operator - 2nd & 3rd Shift

    Job Description

    Join a team known for producing delicious sweet potato chips fried in avocado oil, free from the top 9 most common allergens. As a Packaging Operator, you will oversee operations involving Alpma machines, brine systems, and filling forms, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation to meet our high standards. You will be responsible for setting up and operating high-speed packaging machines to create bags for the chips. Additionally, you will perform minor troubleshooting to identify and resolve machine stoppages or jams, determining when maintenance intervention is required.

    Responsibilities

    + Manage and operate specific machinery in the production line.

    + Follow all safety, sanitation, and production procedures.

    + Ensure accurate record-keeping and quality control.

    + Communicate effectively with team members and management.

    Essential Skills

    + 2+ years of packaging machine operation experience.

    + Minor troubleshooting skills.

    + Machine set up experience.

    + Experience in high-speed manufacturing.

    + Knowledge of GMP, filling machines, and packaging machines.

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + Preferred experience in GMP.

    + Ability to adjust feeds and speeds.

    + Proficiency in changeover processes.

     

    Why Work Here?

     

    Experience a fast-paced, dynamic environment with good people and a supportive culture. Enjoy working in a clean facility equipped with relatively new machinery, with the oldest piece being just five years old. We offer a standard 40-hour work week with optional overtime and promote from within, fostering growth and advancement.

     

    Work Environment

     

    Work on the 2nd shift from 2:00pm - 10:30pm, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime on Saturdays, or 3rd shift 10pm to 6:30am Sunday through Thursday. Enjoy a clean facility that smells like French fries, with a temperature-controlled environment (no refrigeration). Adhere to GMP standards, which require wearing a hair net, beard net, smocks, hard hat, and steel-toed shoes.

     

    Pay and Benefits

     

    The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $23.50/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 Waukesha,WI.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on May 16, 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.