Process Machine Operator
Aerotek
**Hiring for Process Operators**
York, Pa
$24/hr
**Job Description**
Process Operators will be working in the 'Process Area' part of the plant. This is a refractory plant that manufactures various types of bricks for high heat applications, not residential homes. The bricks undergo a lengthy process to be created and heat treated before being shipped out to customers. In the Process area, there are ten different workstations. Each candidate will be trained on every station and will rotate through areas, ensuring variety in their daily tasks.
**Responsibilities**
+ Operate and oversee multiple workstations within the process area.
+ Learn and become proficient in all ten workstations, rotating regularly.
+ Operate a sit-down forklift and move pallets as required.
+ Lift and handle bricks weighing between 20-50 pounds.
+ Perform repetitive lifting and motions.
+ Conduct basic computer tasks, including data entry and counting bricks and pallets.
+ Remove tie-ins from pallets of bricks and stack them on different pallets.
+ Feed bricks into the oven using a lift vacuum for longer bricks.
+ Stack bricks on pallets and ensure proper size checks.
+ Oversee robots, attend to alarms, and load pallets of material into machines.
+ Perform data entry and frequent on-and-off forklift operations.
+ Operate the shrinking area, use a heat gun to seal pallets, and print shipping labels.
**Essential Skills**
+ Sit-down forklift operation experience.
+ Basic computer skills for data entry.
+ Basic math skills for counting bricks and pallets.
+ Ability to lift 20-50 pounds with repetitive motions.
+ Strong awareness and adherence to safety protocols.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment.
+ Inspection and troubleshooting skills.
**Work Environment**
Shifts are 12 hours long, from 6 PM to 6 AM. The schedule alternates weekly, with workdays on Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday one week, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the next. The plant has a dress code of long pants and a t-shirt, though uniforms are provided. Workstations are equipped with AC units to maintain a comfortable temperature of around 70 degrees. Some areas of the plant can reach up to 120 degrees, but most areas are fully air-conditioned year-round. The plant is relatively clean and can be loud at times, though ear protection is not required.
**Disqualifiers**
+ Jumpy Work History(no more than 1 job/year)
+ No machine operation experience
+ No manufacturing experience
+ Sensitive to high temperatures
**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.
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