Location: Landisville,PA, USA
**Job Title: 1st Shift - Sewing Machine Operator**
**Job Description**
We are seeking a General Production Worker for our 1st shift (Monday to Friday, 6 am - 2 pm). Previous production experience is a plus. This role involves working in multiple departments, with a focus on finding a department that best suits your skills. The wire department requires handling steel wire roping, including unloading trucks, storing for future production, and braiding the wire into specific customer requests. Additionally, there is an industrial sewing role that involves sewing stitching on various straps, which range in length and thickness. This position is primarily seated, but standing is optional. Training will take up to 6 months, with approximately 4 weeks of hands-on training.
**Responsibilities**
+ Handle steel wire roping, including unloading trucks and storing for future production.
+ Braid steel wire rope according to customer specifications, requiring extensive use of hands, wrists, and arms.
+ Operate industrial sewing machines to sew stitching on straps of varying lengths and thicknesses.
+ Follow specific stitch patterns as outlined in work orders.
+ Maintain a clean and organized work area.
+ Ensure adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
+ Complete training program within 6 months, with initial hands-on training for about 4 weeks.
**Essential Skills**
+ Previous production experience.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment.
+ Ability to handle repetitive tasks.
+ Strong hand, wrist, and arm coordination.
+ Attention to detail for following specific stitch patterns.
+ Ability to work independently after initial training.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience in assembly, picking, and packing.
+ Familiarity with machine operation.
+ Background in general labor or material handling.
**Why Work Here?**
We offer a supportive and inclusive company culture, where everyone takes care of each other. Our facility is climate-controlled and clean, ensuring a comfortable work environment. We provide great benefits upon permanent hire and ensure no weekend work is required. We pride ourselves on our safety standards and the positive morale among our employees. Management is highly supportive and values employee effort, ensuring a balanced workload to maintain employee satisfaction.
**Work Environment**
This is a production manufacturing environment with machinery that can be loud; ear protection is provided. Safety glasses are also provided. The facility is clean, well-lit, and climate-controlled. Our team values safety and a positive work culture, ensuring everyone is in a good mood and willing to help others. Management is supportive and aims to keep employees happy and not overworked.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Landisville, Pennsylvania.
**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.