Machine Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Kelly® is seeking dedicated Machine Operators for a premier manufacturing client in Cary, IL. If you’re looking for hands-on experience, weekly pay, and opportunities to advance your career close to home, this role may be perfect for you!

Shifts & Pay Rate:

• 1st Shift: Monday–Friday | $22.30/hr | 6:30am–2:30pm or 7am–3pm
• 2nd Shift: Monday–Friday | $23.30/hr | 2:30pm–10:30pm or 3pm–11pm
• 3rd Shift: Sunday–Thursday | $24.30/hr | 10:30pm–6:30am or 11pm–7am

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Weekly pay, full-time and overtime opportunities
• No previous experience or education required
• Paid, hands-on training program
• Climate-controlled, safe work environment
• Virtual Talent Advisor and ongoing support
• Health care coverage, holiday pay, service bonus plan
• Corporate discounts on travel and shopping
• Free wellness program
• Over 3,000 online training courses and tuition discounts
• Opportunity for permanent hire after 90 days based on performance
• On hire: bonuses, commissions, insurance, retirement and stock plans, paid time off, family leave, tuition reimbursement, onsite fitness/cafeteria, purchase programs, performance awards, social/recreational activities

As a Machine Operator, You Will:

• Pack components into pouches or boxes using light assembly machines
• Make minor process adjustments (e.g., clearing jams)
• Operate assembly lines with a small team
• Push, pull, squat, and lift up to 45 lbs. intermittently
• Stand or walk for your entire shift
• Maintain strong cleanliness and safety standards

This Role May Be a Great Fit If You:

• Can stand, kneel, walk, bend, sit, lift, push, and pull up to 45 lbs. through your shift
• Are comfortable with cleanroom gowning procedures
• Have manual dexterity for handling small parts
• Demonstrate strong hand/eye coordination
• Are detail-oriented with basic computer skills
• Can read, write, speak, and comprehend English

Next Steps
Apply today! If your background matches, you’ll be contacted for the next steps. Even if not, your profile stays in our network for other opportunities. Let Kelly® help you discover what’s next in your career!

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.

Put your skills to work.

There are a lot of different light industrial jobs out there. Kelly® Professional & Industrial recruiters are focused on only offering opportunities with companies that provide competitive pay, safe work environments, and cultures that recognize your value. Whether you’re looking for flexible shifts, performance bonuses, or a progressive work culture-we’re dedicated to finding the very best opportunities for you.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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