Production Technician

Job Title : Chemical Production Machine Operator

Job Description

The position involves setting up and operating equipment to blend, mix, package, and transport liquid or dry chemicals that make up customer products. The role ensures the production of the highest quality products at the lowest possible costs while meeting customer specifications and delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

Set up, start, and operate all machinery, ensuring adherence to operating, safety procedures, and ISO standards.

Weigh ingredients to meet recipe specifications and insert them into machinery, or ensure correct ingredients are delivered to the work area and insert pre-blended materials.

Monitor production and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation and troubleshoot equipment and processing issues.

Operate machinery to mix, extrude / discharge, or handle materials according to operating procedures.

Examine materials visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards.

Take samples of materials to the lab for evaluation and instructions on any batch adjustments if needed.

Refer issues / problems to Production Lead or Production / Shift Supervisor for disposition.

Perform all required machine cleaning.

Complete and maintain all required system inputs / transactions, ensuring data integrity.

Document work completed, including logs, data reports, and procedures.

Participate in training, retraining, and continual improvement processes and methods.

Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations and maintain departmental housekeeping standards.

Essential Skills

1+ year of experience as a machine operator

Experience in production, mixing, compounding, and general production

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl regularly

Proficiency in using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls

Capability to talk and / or hear

Ability to occasionally sit

Capacity to frequently lift and / or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally handle up to 250 pounds

Why Work Here?

Join a large company that offers opportunities for growth and development. Benefit from a work environment that values continual improvement and safety, and provides a contract-to-hire opportunity.

Work Environment

The role operates in a production environment requiring adherence to safety standards and involves physical activities such as standing, walking, and lifting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of West Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.65 - $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 West Chicago,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 2, 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.