**General Production Worker - Up to $19.75/HR** **Job Description** We are seeking a dedicated General Production Worker for our packaging department. This role requires adherence to all food-related GMP and SOP guidelines. The position involves packing items on the lines for shipment, ensuring products are not damaged, and maintaining accurate records. Additionally, sanitation practices and maintaining a clean work area are essential. The work environment includes lifting heavy items, confined spaces, and hot non-AC areas. **Responsibilities** + Follow all food-related GMP and SOP guidelines. + Pack items on the lines for shipment (dry powdered contents). + Ensure items are not damaged or broken. + Use ingredients correctly for mixing, coulter, apg, etc. + Check weights and accurately record all lot and bag numbers used. + Practice sanitation of the equipment due to food packaging. + Maintain a clean work area. + Consistently lift 50-55 lbs at waist height or shift weight side to side. + Work in confined spaces due to the age of the building. + Work in hot environments in non-AC areas. + Utilize heights (catwalks above machines). **Essential Skills** + Ability to lift 50-55 lbs on a consistent basis. + Willingness to train on forklift usage in the future. + Previous machine operation experience in manufacturing, batch mixing, and recipe reading. + Basic mechanical inclination. **Why Work Here?** We offer bi-weekly pay, benefits through United Healthcare after 30 days, 401k match up to 6%, paid and cleaned uniforms, and vacation, sick, and personal time after 90 days. Once direct with the company, the 30-day benefits restart. **Work Environment** The work takes place in a large, older-style brick manufacturing building with additional locations across the street. The facility produces dry powder items, such as Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa mix, and requires adherence to GMP standards. The environment can be hot in certain areas, although the mixing area is air-conditioned. Employees will work shifts with potential overtime, and must wear uniforms and steel-toed boots. The job involves frequent stairs and walking due to the building layout. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.75 Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Defiance,OH. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Jan 2, 2025. **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.