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Job Title: Machine Operator Assistant

Job Description

This position requires heavy industrial experience and involves using computers to document production completion. The role includes ensuring the correct raw material is loaded onto the line, performing quality checks with micrometers and calipers, packaging tubing, verifying product quality, bundling and banding products, and properly identifying and tagging completed products. The assistant will also support changeovers and utilize sit-down forklifts and overhead cranes to load products onto the line.

Responsibilities

+ Utilize computer to document production completion.

+ Ensure correct raw material is loaded onto the production line.

+ Read tape measures, micrometers, and calipers for quality checks.

+ Package tubing and verify product coming off the line.

+ Bundle and band products.

+ Properly identify and tag completed products.

+ Assist with changeovers.

+ Use sit-down forklifts and overhead cranes to load products onto the line.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in warehousing or stocking and/or in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

+ Math ability.

+ Heavy industrial experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Forklift experience.

+ Overhead crane experience.

Why Work Here?

Employees can benefit from schooling opportunities, as the company is willing to pay for education after working there for a year. Additionally, there are pay increases based on the number of machines employees are trained to operate.

Work Environment

The company fosters a collaborative culture where team members work together towards production goals. Mistakes are seen as learning opportunities. The dress code includes metatarsals, hard hats, glasses, long-sleeved shirts, and gloves. The work environment is dark and industrial, with no windows, typical of a tube mill, which can be dirty and greasy. The position involves working 10-hour shifts from Monday through Thursday, with potential overtime on Fridays.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Gary, Indiana.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $43680.00 - $52000.00/yr.

pay is $21-$25 based on experience with a $1.50 increase

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Gary,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 14, 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.