**Job Title: Machine Operator** **Job Description** We are seeking a skilled Machine Operator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in setting up and operating various types of machinery, including blenders, mixers, and extruders. This position requires attention to detail, the ability to perform quality control checks, and the capability to lift up to 50 lbs consistently. **Responsibilities** + Set up blenders, mixers, and extruders using base parameters assigned by management. + Prepare pigments and bases together for upcoming runs. + Record operational data on computer-controlled machinery and/or specified forms. + Clean and disassemble mixing and bonding equipment. + Prepare tooling for changeovers and perform machine changeovers. + Continually monitor production runs to detect defects or deviations from standards and make minor adjustments as necessary. + Transport finished runs or full skills to the shipping warehouse. + Work to continuously improve all areas of productivity and reduce scrap. **Essential Skills** + Two years of machine operating experience. + Mechanically inclined with previous set-up machine or basic troubleshooting experience. + Experience performing quality control throughout the operating process. + Understand basic math. + Able to lift 50 lbs consistently. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Powder coating experience preferred. + Experience with blenders, mixers, and extruders is a plus. **Why Work Here?** We provide uniforms to keep your clothes clean and offer on-site showers. Our company offers excellent benefits for permanent employees, including major medical insurance, free dental and vision, and disability insurance. We also offer a 401k plan with a match and immediate vesting. We believe in promoting from within and offer external training programs for growth and development. **Work Environment** Our facility manufactures coatings for various industries, including automotive, military, and other manufacturing sectors. The environment is fast-paced, and we value reliable, mechanically inclined individuals who can learn quickly and work independently. The facility is temperature-controlled and clean, with organized layouts and a large employee breakroom. Some areas can be dusty when mixing products. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saint Charles, Illinois. **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.