**Job Title: Utility Worker** **Job Description** The Utility Worker will be responsible for preparing products for dayshift use, monitoring the sifting and filling of Bagging Department storage tanks, and assisting the Furnace Operator with Grinding Department tasks. The role also includes daily plant housekeeping duties, requiring the use of dust particulate respirators during air wand blowdown of the plant site. **Responsibilities** + Prepare products for dayshift use + Monitor sifting and filling of Bagging Department storage tanks + Assist Furnace Operator with Grinding Department tasks + Perform daily plant housekeeping + Use dust particulate respirator during air wand blowdown + Perform glass pile dressing and load cullet into plant shredder system + Remove contamination from glass pile to prevent equipment plug-up and quality issues, and report significant issues to management or lead operator + Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner + Troubleshoot problems in raw material processing flow + Operate forklift safely + Monitor and coordinate bulk dust operations + Perform minor maintenance and greasing operations on plant equipment + Monitor dryer operations and gas rates to ensure efficient processing **Essential Skills** + Ability to operate a forklift + Knowledge of raw material processing flow + Troubleshooting skills + Experience with general labor tasks + Ability to perform minor maintenance on plant equipment + Ability to use a dust particulate respirator + Capacity to lift up to 50 pounds **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Performs glass pile dressing and loads cullet into plant shredder system + Removes contamination revealed in glass pile to prevent equipment plug-up and quality issues + Reports significant issues to management or lead operator + Operates equipment in a safe and efficient manner + Knowledge of raw material processing flow and able to troubleshoot problems as they occur + Operates forklift in a safe manner + Monitors and coordinates bulk dust operations + Performs minor maintenance and greasing operations on plant equipment + Monitors dryer operations and gas rates to ensure the process is operating efficiently + Must be able to be medically certifiable to wear a respirator for this position + Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds **Why Work Here?** We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, sick pay, and a 401k match. Employees also receive a 3% yearly raise based on performance reviews. These benefits are available once the candidate becomes a direct employee. **Work Environment** The work environment is a manufacturing setting. Workers must wear steel-toe shoes, hardhats, hearing protection, long pants, and Hi-Viz long sleeve shirts or jackets year-round. Gloves are required, and workers must be medically certifiable to wear a respirator. Prescription safety glasses or protective glasses worn over regular glasses are required. Workers cannot wear contact lenses. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of CANBY, Oregon. **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.