Slitting/Lamination Machine Operators Job Listing at Kelly Services in Northlake, IL (Job ID US3539040_BH9610945)

Description

Let Kelly Services find your dream job!

Kelly Services is seeking experienced Slitting/Lamination Machine Operators in Northlake, IL. Candidates must have slitter operator experience and must have worked in a food packaging or plastics manufacturing environment.

These are Direct Hire, Permanent positions, meaning you will be hired permanently with our client and offered their competitive benefit and vacation package upon hire.

Our client is rapidly growing and offering advancement opportunities to help build your career and skillset. They offer a culture that is second to none, where you will immediately feel like part of this company. They are a company that values its employees, provides training, support, and tools to continuously grow skill set, ability, and success. Our client offers an excellent training program, with an excellent internal promotion rate.

Interested candidates can reply to this ad, or send their updated resume to: nancy.spisak@kellyservices.com
Can also call Nancy at 630-506-8757

**SIGN ON BONUS**EARN $1,200!!!**

Shifts available:
7 am – 7pm (will work 3 days one week, 4 the next. Will work every other weekend)
7 pm – 7am (will work 3 nights one week, 4 the next. Will work every other weekend)

Pay:
$1,200 Sign-On Bonus
Skilled/Experienced Level:
$22 - $28/hr.

Job Duties:

• Follow safety rules and targets to improve our work environment.
• Check machine settings and safety features before starting the machines, load materials, and start operations.
• Learn and follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures for Slitting and Lamination equipment.
• Fill out production paperwork as required.
• Understand and follow production countdowns to complete tasks on time.
• Follow guidelines for all products in the Lamination/ Slitting area.
• Inspect materials to make sure they meet quality standards.
• Thread film through the machine and check if it matches the required size and type.
• Change out materials on the Laminator/ Slitter when needed.
• Troubleshoot basic issues with the Laminator / Slitter, like air pockets, folds, or wrinkles.
• Adjust machine temperature, pressure, and speed as needed during the lamination process.
• Cut off waste materials, trim, and roll laminated materials to meet machine and quality standards.
• Observe operation of the Lamination / Slitting process for surface and quality defects.

Qualifications/Experience:

• 2 -4 years of hands-on experience in lamination and slitting or a related manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate laminating equipment that applies Adhesive or Thermal to materials and bonds them together under heat and pressure
• Understanding different types of materials used in the lamination process (e.g., plastic films, paper, foil, textiles) and how they behave during lamination
• Operating machines that cut laminated materials into narrower strips or sizes according to customer specifications.
• Understanding different slitting methods, including rotary slitting, razor slitting, or shear slitting, and selecting the appropriate method for the material being processed.
• Ability to perform minor repairs or adjustments on machines, such as replacing blades, fixing jams, or realigning machinery
• Ensure that the lamination and slitting processes are operating at the correct speed and efficiency.
• Regularly inspecting both laminated and slit materials for defects like wrinkles, gaps, or uneven thickness.
• Start up and shut down of the assembly line and production equipment
• Documenting the quality checks and production data, ensuring that quality standards are being maintained throughout the process and entered into the computer system
• Ensuring that products meet customer specifications, including precise widths, bonding strength, and surface appearance
• Follow up change over process to run different products
• Load and unload material into the machine using hoists and mobile equipment such forklifts
• Assist maintenance in troubleshooting and repairing during the mechanical downtime
• Assist the management in improving safety, quality, and production
• Able to work on different assembly lines and production equipment
• Be able to keep up with the production lines quotes and rates

What are the perks?
Job stability
Open door policy
Very supportive management team
Working for a company that values its employees, provides training, support, and tools to continuously grow skill set, ability, and success
Lots of room to grow
             
Interested candidates can reply to this ad, or send their updated resume to: nancy.spisak@kellyservices.com
Can also call Nancy at 630-506-8757

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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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