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Job Title: General Production Worker

Job Description

Join our dynamic team as a General Production Worker where you will be responsible for palletizing and shrink-wrapping products, cleaning and sanitizing workstations, and moving products and materials with a manual pallet jack. You will weigh products before they are transported to the warehouse and document digital weights accurately. Additionally, you will handle bags weighing up to 50 lbs, and collaborate with another employee for weights exceeding this limit as per company policy. The role involves pushing and pulling bowls on wheels that weigh up to 1,000 lbs, with a requirement to move at least 8 bowls per shift. This position is physically demanding and requires standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

+ Palletize and shrink-wrap products.

+ Clean and sanitize workstations.

+ Move products and materials using a manual pallet jack.

+ Weigh products and document digital weights accurately.

+ Handle bags weighing up to 50 lbs, collaborating with another employee for heavier weights.

+ Push and pull bowls on wheels weighing up to 1,000 lbs, with a requirement to move at least 8 bowls per shift.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in a general labor, construction, manufacturing, or similar environment within the last 5 years.

+ 1 year of continuous employment with the same company in the last 5 years.

+ Ability to stand for 8 to 12 hours per day, as verified through past experience and references.

+ Capability to lift 50 lbs, as verified through past experience and references.

+ Willingness and ability to drive a forklift.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Familiarity with using a tape measure, hand tools, and power tools.

+ Experience in machine operation, sorting, production, manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and general production.

+ High School Diploma or GED is preferred but not required.

Why Work Here?

Work in a small town, family-like environment with a focus on safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Enjoy the camaraderie of a team of 30 full-time employees in a company that values your safety and well-being.

Work Environment

Our work environment is safety-oriented and adheres to strict GMPs, including no smoking, tobacco products, perfume, cologne, fingernail polish, jewelry, or piercings on the premises. Employees must wear steel-toed boots, a hair net, eye protection, jeans, a shirt, a bump cap, and a lab coat. The facility can reach up to 90 degrees in the summer but remains comfortable in the winter. The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, with shifts from 6:00 am to 4:30 pm or 4:00 pm to 2:30 am. You must be willing to work overtime on Fridays. Employees are required to arrive 15 minutes early for a paid temperature screening.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Owatonna, Minnesota.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.50 - $22.00/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 Owatonna,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 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.