**Job Title: General Production Worker** **Job Description** As a General Production Worker, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks including moving full and empty totes, setting up tote pumping, operating sit-down propane forklifts, loading tanks and totes manually, and climbing tankers if necessary. You will assist operators with prep work and batch work, document all orders, stage necessary ingredients for batches, and calculate batch sizes. Additionally, you will handle housekeeping duties such as sweeping, mopping, taking out trash, and salting the parking lot when it snows. Flexibility is essential as you may be required to move between packaging and formulation tasks. **Responsibilities** + Move full and empty totes + Set up tote pumping (handling of pumps, hoses, and lance; start/stop AOD pump) + Pump contents from totes to storage tanks, and from storage tanks to totes + Operate sit-down propane forklift + Load tanks and totes manually + Climb tankers if necessary + Connect pumps and hoses, monitor filling + Assist operators with prep work and batch work + Document all orders + Stage necessary ingredients for batches + Calculate batch sizes + Work with drums and totes + Fill product into totes and drums + Perform housekeeping duties (sweep, mop, take out trash, salt parking lot) **Essential Skills** + Forklift operation + Experience with pumps, hoses, and filling + Ability to perform multiple jobs and work in multiple areas + Ability to lift up to 50 lbs + Manufacturing experience + Steel toe boots **Additional Skills & Qualifications** chemical, oil, or food manufacturing + Experience with packaging, batch mixing, and bulk transfer **Why Work Here?** Our company offers a modern, clean, and organized work environment with a strong focus on safety. We provide excellent employee benefits and the opportunity to work in a flexible role where you can gain experience in various tasks. Our facilities are temperature controlled and well-maintained, ensuring a comfortable work setting. **Work Environment** You will be working at either the Alsip or Chicago Heights facility. The Alsip facility is modern, very clean, and organized with a smaller workforce. The Chicago Heights facility has a larger workforce and more production lines, which can make it more chaotic at times. Both locations are temperature controlled and focus heavily on safety. The chemicals handled are not harmful, and there are multiple break rooms available. The Alsip location was remodeled in the last 10 years and handles more customized orders, while Chicago Heights deals with more continuous batches and repetitive client orders. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Alsip, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.25 - $19.25 • 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 Chicago Heights,IL. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Dec 26, 2024. **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.