**Job Title: Utility Operator** **Job Description** As a Utility Operator, you will play a crucial role in supporting machine operators by handling materials, operating equipment, and ensuring smooth production processes. Your responsibilities will include reading work orders, loading and unloading materials, maintaining packaging supplies, and assisting in various tasks to ensure efficient operations. **Responsibilities** + Read work orders and/or follow oral instructions to determine materials to be mixed for each run. + Load/unload materials onto or from pallets, racks, and shelves via forklift or by hand. + Load resins into blenders, grinders, dryers, and hoppers by hand or vacuum system. + Maintain and prepare packaging supplies. + Package all finished products ensuring correct packaging material, labels, and details per customer specifications. + Handle materials and control inventory using a barcode scanner. + Assist operators with stringing lines, taking rolls off machines, roll data entry, roll changing, changing trim, mounting unwound rolls, cutovers, and cleaning the systems. + Assist warehouse manager with monthly inventory. + Maintain confidentiality of information such as formulas, supplier names, materials, process conditions, and set-up information. + Perform other relevant duties as assigned. **Essential Skills** + Ability to follow work orders and oral instructions. + Experience in loading/unloading materials. + Proficiency in using forklifts and barcode scanners. + Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. + High school diploma preferred, but not required. + Must be reliable and able to take direction from multiple supervisors. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Prior manufacturing experience is not required. + Experience in warehouse, machine operation, packing, labeling, material handling, customer service, and retail are beneficial. **Why Work Here?** We offer competitive rewards programs including 401k matching and BRAVO rewards. You will have opportunities for career advancement as we believe the more you learn, the more you earn. We invest in your development through tuition reimbursement programs. We value work-life balance and recognize our employees through appreciation lunches. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and commitment to promoting from within ensure a supportive and growth-oriented work environment. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $20.00 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 Greenfield,MA. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Jan 20, 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.