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Job Title: Machine Operator

Job Description

The machine operator is responsible for operating food mixing, blending, and packaging machinery in a food manufacturing facility. The role requires understanding, following, and enforcing established safety, health, quality, and company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.

Responsibilities

+ Operate and manage food mixing, blending, and packaging machinery.

+ Set up and troubleshoot packaging machines and handle machine changeovers.

+ Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test machinery, and make necessary adjustments.

+ Observe machine operations to ensure product quality and conformity to standards.

+ Regulate machine flow or speed as needed.

+ Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.

Essential Skills

+ 2+ years of experience in mixing, blending, and/or packaging machine operation.

+ GMP is essential.

+ Ability to complete changeovers on machinery.

+ Mechanically inclined with troubleshooting experience.

Why Work Here?

This company offers a dynamic work environment with a reputation for flexibility and sophisticated systems. It is an award-winning service provider, well-regarded for its exceptional results and innovative approaches. Employees benefit from a motivating leadership style that encourages delivering outstanding results.

Work Environment

The work environment is clean, well-lit, and spacious, reminiscent of a coffee and bakery shop, with GMP protocols in place. The facility primarily uses gravity-fed high-speed packaging equipment to package dry goods like powders. The company is looking to expand its current building. The first shift operates from 5:30am to 4:30pm, and the second shift from 4:00pm to 3:30am.

Job Type & Location

This position is based out of Elgin, Illinois.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $21.00/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 Elgin,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 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.