Packaging Operator: Steady Hours, Weekly Pay, Benefits

Staffmark Group; Wauconda (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive weekly pay

Comprehensive Benefits

Life and Disability Insurance

Optional 401(k) Plan

Safety-Focused Manufacturing Environm

Job summary

Staffmark Group in Illinois is seeking a dependable Packaging Operator to join our manufacturing team in Wauconda. The role involves assembling products, inspecting finished work, and maintaining safe, accurate production processes on a 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM schedule.

You will read work orders, manage packaging tasks, count parts, and ensure inventory accuracy while upholding quality standards and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of manufacturing or production experience preferred, including work under production goals and timed work orders.
• Ability to accurately read and interpret work orders, including part numbers, lot numbers, packaging quantities, labels, and customer-specific instructions.
• Experience safely using basic hand tools, power tools, fixtures, or production equipment.
• Basic computer and math skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to inspect completed work for quality.
• Effective English communication skills, dependable attendance, and a team-oriented, safety-first attitude.

Responsibilities

• Complete packaging work orders and package small industrial fasteners into bags, boxes, and kits according to customer specifications.
• Count parts using electronic counting scales, operate manual and automated bagging, sealing, and heat-sealing equipment, and perform assortment kit assembly.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, record completed quantities, consolidate inventory as needed, and keep work areas clean and organized.
• Follow all safety procedures and monthly safety meetings, stop production immediately for incorrect materials, non-conforming product, or quality concerns, and suggest improvements to safety, productivity, or quality.

Skills

Reading work orders

Attention to detail

Team oriented

Safety-conscious

English communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Basic hand tools

Power tools

Production equipment

Job description

Staffmark Group in Illinois is seeking a dependable Packaging Operator to join our manufacturing team in Wauconda. The role involves assembling products, inspecting finished work, and maintaining safe, accurate production processes on a 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM schedule.

You will read work orders, manage packaging tasks, count parts, and ensure inventory accuracy while upholding quality standards and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.