Warehouse Associate

Kelly Services; Illinois; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Telemedicine

Term life

Whole life

Accident insurance

Critical illness

Legal plan

Short-term disability

Retirement savings plan

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Production Operator I - General Labor at our Elk Grove Village, IL facility. The role covers mixing, extrusion, polishing, and finishing to produce high-quality products. Shift: Mon–Thu 3:00 AM–1:30 PM; Fri 5:00 AM–1:30 PM.

You will read manufacturing orders, weigh ingredients up to 50 lbs, monitor equipment, ensure safety with steel-toed footwear, and document measurements. Prior manufacturing experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Steel toe shoes or boots are required.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality and safety.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret manufacturing orders to gather, measure, weigh, and document ingredients.
• Load ingredients (up to 50 lbs) into mixers, blend, and unload the batch.
• Process batches through extrusion equipment and perform sensory checks.
• Transfer finished products and complete polishing steps to finalize products.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Manual lifting

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

PRODUCTION OPERATOR I - GENERAL LABOR

Location: Elk Grove Village, IL
Shift: Monday - Thursday, 3 AM - 1:30 PM; Friday 5 AM - 1:30 PM
Employment Type: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $18/hr

Company Overview:
Join our dynamic team as a Production Operator I, where you will play a crucial role in the manufacturing of high-quality products. We are seeking dedicated individuals who are passionate about delivering excellence and contributing to our production processes.

Responsibilities:

• Mixing:
  • Read and interpret manufacturing order instructions to gather, measure, weigh, and document ingredients accurately.
  • Load required ingredients (weighing up to 50 lbs) into mixers, blend based on time specifications, and unload the mixed batch for transfer to the next process.
• Extrusion Process:
  • Process mixed batches through extrusion equipment to create finished products.
  • Utilize product controls to conduct sensory checks, ensuring the finished product meets customer specifications.
• Polishing:
  • Manage and transfer finished products from extrusion and drying processes.
  • Apply finishing touches using the panning process, loading products from drums, carts, or trays into polishing pans and adding liquid ingredients.
• Finishing:
  • Oversee the transfer of finished products from extrusion processes to subsequent processing stages.

Qualifications:

• Steel toe shoes or boots are required.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality and safety.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment is a plus.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• telemedicine
• term life
• whole life
• accident insurance
• critical illness
• a legal plan
• short-term disability
• a retirement savings plan
• service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year)
• a transit spending account
• paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan

Why Kelly®?

As a worker today, it’s up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve your potential. Helping you find what’s next is what we’re all about. We know what’s going on in the evolving world of work-just ask the 440,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance, and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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