Production Operator

Kelly Services
Elk Grove Village, IL
Production Operator (Temporary to Perm Assignment) **OPEN POSITION POSTING** **Open Position** : Production Operator **Department: ** Production **Shift:** 1 st : 3am-1:30pm Monday to Friday **Hourly Rate** : 1 st: $18:00 **Descriptions & Responsibilities:** As a Production Operator, you will have the opportunity to become a well-rounded production operator, learning multiple job positions, and seeing a product's transformation from individual ingredients to finished product by performing the following activities: **Mixing** : Reading and following manufacturing order instructions listing which ingredients you will gather, measure, weigh, and document the amount needed. Loading required ingredients (that may weigh up to 50lbs.) into a mixer, blending the ingredients based on time specifications, and unloading mixer to transfer mixed batch to next process. **Extrusion Process** : Process mixing batches through extrusion equipment to make the finished product. Uses product controls to conduct product sensory to ensure the finished product matches customer specifications throughout the extrusion process. **Polishing:** Responsible for managing and transferring finished product from our extrusion and drying processes. Put's the "finishing touch" on finished product using our panning process which require loading finished product from drums, carts, or trays into our polishing pans and adding liquid ingredients by hand or automation. **Finishing:** Responsible for managing the transfer of finished products from our extrusion processes using drums, carts, or trays to the next process. **What You'll Need:** One or more years of recent manufacturing experience within a production environment. We seek operators with previous mixing, extrusion, batching, polishing, and finishing experience. We will train if you do not have all the skills. Use a variety of hand-held tools such as RF scanner, hand trucks and sifting screeners. The ability to occasionally lift or move up to fifty-six pounds with or without reasonable accommodation is required. Good English and Math skills are essential. Ability to read, write and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, quality documents and other related shipping documents. Must be willing and able to work overtime and occasional Saturdays. **_If interested in this great position, please e-mail me your resume at [email protected] or call me/text me at 847.323.3840_** As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here ( for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community. Put your skills to work. There are a lot of different light industrial jobs out there. Kelly ® Professional & Industrial recruiters are focused on only offering opportunities with companies that provide competitive pay, safe work environments, and cultures that recognize your value. Whether you're looking for flexible shifts, performance bonuses, or a progressive work culture-we're dedicated to finding the very best opportunities for you. About Kelly Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year. Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.
Posted 2025-11-20

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