Machine Operator I, 3rd Shift | $24.53/hr

Job Description

Job Description

IDEAL Electrical is looking for reliable, team players with a great work ethic, ready to make a quality product in a great workplace! Use your resume to tell us about your transferrable skills, interests, and experience. Apply today!

This is a THIRD SHIFT position, working Sunday - Thursday, 11:00 pm - 7:30 am in Sycamore, Illinois. 

Since J. Walter Becker founded IDEAL in 1916, one promise has guided how we work: “An IDEAL product will provide a value greater than the price paid for it. Service is a part of the product.” That commitment continues to drive our focus on quality, trusted partnerships with our distributors, state-of-the-art delivery system, outstanding customer and technical support -- and it shapes the pride we take in doing business the IDEAL way.

At IDEAL Electrical, we create dependable products that make work easier and deliver lasting value. More than a century later, every IDEAL product—and every member of our team—carries forward our founder’s promise of quality, service, and trust.

Responsibilities: 

• Follow all safety procedures.
• Conduct daily and operator preventative maintenance on work equipment. 
• Perform routine production tasks under the close direction of the Supervisor and/or lead person, including but not limited to initiating set-ups, changeovers, and operating primary and secondary manufacturing machines within a work cell. 
• Monitor and control quality of production pieces through adjustment of machines or tooling, ensuring proper machine function and appropriate problem-resolution. 
• May complete subassembly and assembly work within manufacturing work cells when required for production demands. 
• Comply with and contribute to the continuous improvement of company policies, processes, and procedures. 
• May require use of various tools and equipment including, but not limited to hand tools, soldering equipment, assembly and test equipment, hand trucks, material handling equipment, and tape machines.
• Where necessary, monitor work visually and dimensionally referring to blueprints, engineering specifications, and job instruction sheets. Maintain quality and rate charts as required.
• Follow all quality procedures and instructions.
• Maintain housekeeping in the work area.
• Other related duties as directed by management. 
• Regular, predictable attendance is essential to teamwork, timely information exchange, and meeting productivity requirements. 

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Proven ability to safely operate various manufacturing production machines. 
• Must be able to follow multi-step directions, both verbal and written, for complex machine operations, assembly instructions, and diagrams. 
• Read and follow job instructions, complete written forms, and effectively communicate with others. 
• Understand set-up needs, fixturing, and quick changeover. 
• CNC operation, may need an understanding of G code programming. 
• This position will require an OSHA approved powered industrial truck license. 
• Able to work effectively in a team environment. 
• Visual acuity and depth perception is required. 
• For selected tasks, color and depth perception may be required.
• Ability to perform routine computer data entry and queries is required.
• Requires the ability to read and follow job instructions, complete written forms, and effectively communicate with others. 

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED. 
• Minimum of 12 months of manufacturing machine operator experience is required, 24 month is preferred. 
• Lean manufacturing experience, including SMED, is preferred. 

A satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may be considered. 

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously remain upright (typically standing) during a shift (8-10 hours) with frequent reaching, pulling, and bending. 
• Frequently move about work area. 
• Constantly operate production machinery. 
• Positions self to move items at various heights, such as floor, countertop, shelves. 
• Effectively communicate and exchange accurate information so that others will understand.
• Observe details at close range, such as documents, computer screens, tools, products, and machines.
• Move boxes through the facility weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally and boxes weighing up to 30 pounds frequently.

Work Environment:

• Hot/cold temperatures based on seasonal variations. 
• May be humidity, noise, odors, dust. 
• Safety precautions are a must to minimize potential exposure to hazardous materials/loud noise/heat/cold/other when applicable. 
• Overtime or on-call shifts may be required. 
• The home department in this job posting is subject to change. 

Compensation Disclosure:

The rate of pay for this position is $22.50/hour, plus a 3rd shift differential of 9%. This represents a good faith disclosure of compensation, which is the fixed starting rate for this position.

IDEAL employees enjoy a wide range of valuable benefits including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Education Reimbursement
• Wellness Programs
• 401k with Company Match
• Cash Balance Pension Plan

IDEAL values rest, personal time and community involvement facilitating these through several paid time off programs including:

• Vacation
• Personal Days
• Volunteer Time
• Holidays
• Parental Leave

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. is proud to be one of Newsweek’s Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We know when you honor relationships, success for all will follow. To learn more about us, visit 

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