**Job Title: Machine Operator** **Job Description** As a Machine Operator, you will work on plastic parts produced by an injection mold machine, preparing products and ensuring quality standards are met. This role involves standing, walking, and bending during production hours and requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds repetitively. **Responsibilities** + Prep production materials throughout the day. + Use various tools to prepare parts, including repetitive cutting, gripping, shaving, and trimming. + Trim and cut excess plastic to smooth out and meet specifications. + Report any defects. + Place stickers (labels) onto the product before stacking and palletizing. + Pack products into boxes. + Keep inventory. + Maintain a clean work area. + Work in all climate temperatures during every season. + Keep records of daily activity and complete necessary paperwork throughout the shift. **Essential Skills** + Stacking, labeling, extrusion, machine operation, production, material handling. + Cutting, trimming, and labeling skills. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in general production, machine operation, and manufacturing. **Why Work Here?** This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, with the potential for permanent employment after 120 days on assignment. **Work Environment** Work in a plastic injection molding facility where the culture predominantly consists of Spanish-speaking employees. Tasks may be completed alone or within a team. Jeans or long pants and steel-toed shoes are required, and PPE will be provided. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lindsay, California. **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.