Company Description
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 500 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. Ranked among Fortune Magazine’s most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions. These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets. ITW’s revenues total $14.8 billion in 2018.
Zip-Pak, Ottawa, we need extruder machine operators to operate plastic extrusion lines. 12-hour shift (7am-7pm), 2-2-3 day schedule with alternating weekends off. Clean, safe, temperature-controlled work environment. Excellent benefits include medical, dental, 401k, life insurance & more. H.S. diploma or GED required; previous manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
- Full-time, a great place to start a career
- Excellent benefit package
EOE/AA including Veterans and Disabled
Job Description
The extruder operator is responsible for running and maintaining a quality product. The operator must be proficient in making necessary adjustments and judgements to consistently produce product within quality specifications at or above productivity targets: line speed, uptime, and yield. The operator will at all times observe safety, HACCP/AIB/SQF guidelines and policies. Employee shall support Food Safety Culture activities within the organization in support of Food Safety Management System in accordance with the Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging.
For Days- The hourly range for a Machine Operator 1 is $19.00 to $21.50/hr. The pay rate for a successful candidate will depend on the geographic location, this pay range is for a successful candidate in the Chicagoland area. The specific hiring rate within the posted range will depend on the candidate's qualifications and prior experience.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Quality:
•Utilizes judgment in acceptable variance from specifications
•Ensures proper equipment set-up
•Properly performs and records quality checks
•Communicates troubleshooting efforts with team members, supervision, maintenance
•Assures proper quantities are run (no significant over/under runs)
Changeovers and line cleaning:
•Performs line changeovers
•Performs line cleaning
•Performs some preventative maintenance as required
Packaging:
•Properly boxes product
•Ensures product is identified correctly and legibly
•Utilizes correct pallet configuration
•Assures pallet is secure and identified correctly and legibly.
Safety/housekeeping:
•Understands and observes all safety precautions, rules and regulations
•Understands and observes all HACCP and SQF regulations
•Keeps the area around line clean
•Reports all safety hazards to supervisor
Paperwork:
•Completes all required paperwork properly and legibly
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Teamwork:
•Assists other operators with spool handling
•Assists other operators with changeovers
•Assists other operators with line cleaning
•Participates on task forces and committees as requested
Qualifications
QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS:
•Extrusion experience desirable
•High School diploma or GED
•Stable work history
•Demonstrates willingness to accept or seek new assignments
•Mechanical aptitude/good troubleshooting skills
Additional Information
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to walk
ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
What We Do
ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.1 billion in 2019. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture.
From state-of-the-art dishwashers, ovens and refrigerators in restaurants and hotels, to automobile components inside vehicles all over the world ... the products we manufacture and the solutions we design are all around us. The buildings where we live and work are built with ITW construction and welding products, and our ITW test & measurement solutions help to ensure the quality and safety of millions of products.
ITW’s dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. Our leaders have deep expertise in the ITW Business Model and leverage it to deliver superior performance and value to our customers.
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