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Process Technician

Join our dynamic team as a Process Technician, where you will be setting up and operating injection mold machines. Your role will involve adjusting and monitoring pressure, feed rates, and temperatures to ensure high-quality production. You will perform quality inspections to identify issues such as flash, shorts, and deformations, and work towards achieving on-time completion, quality, and cost targets associated with new injection mold machine setups and operations.

Responsibilities

+ Setup and operate Arburg injection mold machines.

+ Adjust and monitor pressure, feed rates, and temperatures.

+ Perform quality inspections for flash, shorts, and deformations.

+ Create procedures, work instructions, and protocols as required.

+ Improve productivity and reduce scrap/reject rates through automation, tool/process improvements, effective training, and process enhancements.

Essential Skills

+ 5+ years of manufacturing experience operating or setting up plastic injection mold machines.

+ 5+ years of experience in changing molds and setting up proper feed, pressure, and temperature from the first day.

+ Troubleshooting various process issues such as shorts, flashes, and discoloration.

+ Knowledge of plastic materials and various polymers.

Additional Preferred Skills & Qualifications

+ Associate degree or certificates in robotics, automation, or injection molding processing.

+ Experience with Arburg brand machinery.

+ Forklift and crane certification.

Why Work Here?

We offer an attractive vacation policy that increases with tenure, starting with 21 days in the first two years and reaching up to 36 days after ten years. Enjoy the convenience of an onsite café with discounted hot meals and access to vending machines for third-shift employees. Benefit from two weeks of parental leave and tuition reimbursement to support your continuous learning and development.

Work Environment

This position is currently open on the 1st shift from 6 am to 2:30 pm, with the flexibility to work from 7 am to 3:30 pm after the initial 2-3 months of comfort. You will thrive in a fast-paced, team-driven, lean systems environment that offers new projects and challenges daily.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elgin, Illinois.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $34.00/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 Oct 22, 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.