**Job Title: Production Operator** **Job Description** As a Production Operator, you will be responsible for bagging and palletizing products according to instructions and order types. You will vacuum large quantities of products from storage holders into industrial bags, sort bags and pallets of products, stage and wrap pallets, load and unload shipments, perform quality inspections on bags, pallets, and containers, operate a forklift, and assist in shipping and receiving tasks. **Responsibilities** + Bag and palletize products according to instruction and order types. + Vacuum large quantities of products from storage holders into industrial bags. + Sort bags and pallets of products. + Stage and wrap pallets. + Load and unload shipments. + Perform quality inspections on bags, pallets, and containers. + Operate a forklift. + Assist in shipping and receiving tasks. **Essential Skills** + Manufacturing experience. + General labor and production work. + Palletizing, staging, and lifting experience. + Forklift operation skills. + 1+ year of industrial experience. + High School Diploma or GED. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in a manufacturing environment. + Experience with general production work. **Why Work Here?** We offer great insurance once hired on. Our employees enjoy long job tenure, with many having been with the company for over 10 years. **Work Environment** You will work in a warehouse/manufacturing environment with small teams. PPE is provided except for steel toe boots/shoes. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. **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.