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Production Technician
- Aerotek (Tipton, IN)
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Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated and hard-working General Laborers (Production Technicians) to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for various harvest activities such as preparation, sorting, drying, packaging, and palletizing. You will also be involved in return and rework activities, including inspecting bags of product for quality issues, pallets and boxes for damage, and re-stacking, wrapping, and packing outgoing products. This is a seasonal position, estimated to last 6-8 months, and could turn into a long-term opportunity for employees with excellent production and attendance.
Responsibilities
+ Perform preparation, sorting, drying, packaging, and palletizing of products.
+ Inspect bags of product for quality issues and pallets and boxes for damage.
+ Re-stack, wrap, and pack outgoing products.
+ Participate in return and rework activities.
+ Operate machinery for production and packaging tasks.
+ Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of work area, including sweeping, dusting, and washing equipment and harvest boxes.
Essential Skills
+ Previous experience in packaging, production, or farming.
+ Ability to work flexible shifts including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts.
+ Comfortable working indoors or outdoors regardless of weather conditions.
+ Willingness to work in various capacities such as sorting, drying, machine operation, quality control, bagging/re-bagging, and palletizing.
+ Forklift operation with training.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Steel or composite toe shoes required.
+ Ability to work in a strenuous and physical environment.
+ Comfortable wearing PPE including hard hat, safety vest, work gloves, and hearing protection.
Shift & Pay
+ During the peak season (September through March), the role may require flexible shifts and occasional overtime. During the off-peak months (April through August), the work schedule typically shifts to an 8-hour day schedule; during harvest season, shift structures may include variable hours and overtime.
+ You must have the availability to work all shifts, you could be working 8, 10, or 12 hours depending on business needs.
+ 1st Shift: 6:00a - 2:30p (or possibly 12 hour shifts - 6:00am - 6:00pm)
+ 2nd shift: Varies - Could start at 11:00am or 2:30pm.
+ 3rd shift: 10:00p-6:30a - Varies
Why Work Here?
Join a team that values hard work and dedication and offers opportunities for long-term employment based on performance. Benefit from flexible shifts and the chance for overtime during peak seasons. Experience a work culture that promotes growth and values its employees.
Work Environment
The worksite includes multiple non-temperature controlled warehouses and some outdoor work. The role is physically demanding and requires wearing PPE including hard hat, safety vest, work gloves, and hearing protection, which are provided at the worksite. All employees are required to wear steel or composite-toe shoes at all times.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Tipton, Indiana.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $19.50 - $20.50/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 Tipton,IN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 13, 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.
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