Packaging Assistant

at Aerotek in Sauk Village, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Title: Packaging Assistant

Job Description

We are seeking a Packaging Assistant to support our Machine Operators at the end of the production line. The successful candidate will handle tasks such as banding and un-banding steel coils using hand tools, packaging steel, using calipers and tape measures for verification of width and thickness, reading tape measures, feeding coils into machines, and informing operators of any visible steel defects. This position will initially train on the first shift and then move to the second shift which runs from 3 PM to 11 PM, Monday through Friday.

Hard Skills

+ Experience using hand tools to band steel

+ Experience in a manufacturing environment

+ Ability to read tape measure

Soft Skills

+ Attention to detail

+ Communication skills

+ Ability to follow instructions

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Sauk Village, Illinois.

Work Environment

The work environment is a steel processing center equipped with large rolls of steel, overhead cranes, slitters, and banding machines. Precision steel coil slitting with full loop capabilities and a combination of drag pad and roll tension stands provide a camber-free product. The facility is also equipped with packing lines for quick banding and packaging of finished products. Additional machinery includes forklift operators, overhead cranes, grinders, band saws, blanking, and cut to length machines. Personal Protective Equipment required includes steel toe boots and hard hats.

About Aerotek:

We know that a company’s success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual’s success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek’s people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek’s 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

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.