Advanced Operator - Night Shift

Experience Champaign Urbana; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 28,929 - 31,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Programs

Health Insurance Coverage

401(k) Plan with Company Matching

Tuition Assistance Program

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana is seeking an Advanced Production Technician in Champaign, Illinois. This role involves operating conveying and drying equipment, ensuring a seamless supply of raw materials to injection machines. A successful candidate will have a High School Diploma, a minimum of one year operating manufacturing machinery, and robust mechanical skills. The position offers competitive pay of $21-23 per hour based on experience, along with benefits like health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off. Join a company recognized as one of America’s Safest Companies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience operating manufacturing machines & equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Report food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Operate dryers to ensure uninterrupted flow of raw materials.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor mechanical repairs.
• Regularly monitor materials flows.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Troubleshooting

Hydraulics knowledge

Pneumatics knowledge

Electrical mechanical knowledge

Familiarity with computer applications

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Advanced Production Technician

As an Advanced Production Technician, you will operate the conveying and drying equipment necessary to ensure an uninterrupted supply of raw materials to the Injection machines. At our company, we're committed to quality products & a positive team culture. We’re also proud to be recognized as one of America’s Safest Companies by EHS Today.

We Offer

• Set Schedules: 12-hour shifts & a rotating 2-week standard schedule of 3 days, then 4 days is 15 working days a month as a full-time associate!
• Stability & Growth: We follow a strong promote-from-within business practice and offer a stable job through current market uncertainty!
• Convenience: Our food-grade clean & climate-controlled facility is located right off I57 and I-72!

You Will

• Report food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action
• Operate dryers and other equipment to ensure uninterrupted flow of raw materials to the injection machines
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor mechanical repairs.
• Perform regular checks and readings, and regularly monitors materials flows
• Provide functional guidance to line Utilities as needed

You Have

• Ability to work nights: 6:45 pm - 7:15 am on a cycle of 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off, repeat. This equates to 2 weekends per month off with a 3-day weekend
• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year of experience operating manufacturing machines & equipment.
• Excellent mechanical skills, exhibited by related mechanical experience
• Hydraulics, pneumatics & electrical mechanical basic knowledge
• Ability to troubleshoot & problem solve
• Familiarity with computer applications
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without a reasonable accommodation

You’ll Earn

• $21-23 an hour, based on experience
• Night shift includes a shift differential of $1.00

Benefits

• Wellness Programs
• Health Insurance Coverage, including Medical, Dental & Vision
• EAP, Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance: Short-Term & Long-Term
• Accidental Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) Plan, with Company Matching Contribution & Profit Sharing feature
• Paid Time Off - 80 hours within 1st year & subsequent increases
• Paid Company Holidays
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Caregiving via Care.com
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program
• Travel Assistance
• Employee Discount Programs

Some benefits are subject to eligibility requirements

Plastipak is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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