Production/ Assembly Associate

Production/ Assembly Associate

Job Category: Union Requisition Number: PRODU001808

Posted: April 10, 2026

Full-Time

Romeoville, IL 60446, USA

Description

About RTC

RTC focuses on continual improvement, evolving our capabilities, and reinvesting in our business to deliver higher-performing solutions for our clients. Brands and retailers require more strategic thinking on the shopper experience, higher levels of innovation, a more effective process for managing customer-specific requirements, access to a broader array of manufactured solutions, and the capability to orchestrate a broader and more complex supply chain. RTC has the integrated capabilities and product development experience to solve these needs and provide you with solutions that help grow your business in retail.

Information about RTC and our benefits are listed here and details about the job opening are below.

Why should you consider a career at RTC?

Benefits

• 401(K) Plan of 6% with 3% company match (we also offer a Roth option!)
• Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance (max of $50K - you can purchase more)
• Short-Term Disability Coverage (we'll cover this for you too - you can choose to purchase long-term disability)
• 13 PTO Days (Full Year)
• Union Position
• Annual Union Salary Increase
• Eligible for a potential weekly bonus of $15 based on attendance
• Annual Profit Sharing contributions (lump sum, depending on company results)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• $0.35 cent raise after 3 & 6 months of Employment
• Service Awards ($100 gift card for every 5 years)

Wellness

• PTO is encouraged not only for vacations but mental health breaks.
• Discounts to eligible fitness centers for associates enrolled with Blue Cross.
• Preventative Care is covered at 100% (annual check-ups and screenings).
• Lactation rooms are available for new mothers at all 3 plant locations.
• Annual flu clinic at Romeoville and Rolling Meadows for our associates and any dependents covered on our health plan. Flu shots are covered by insurance if the associate elects to go elsewhere.

Responsibilities

1. Deliver and remove materials to and from production lines in a safe and timely manner.
2. Control all in-line materials and assists supervisory staff in maintaining adequate stock inventories.
3. Verify counts of raw materials and finished goods.
4. Responsible for insuring that all assigned personnel utilize company supplied PPE and follow all safety procedures.
5. Report any potential safety hazards to management and ensure department is maintained in a neat, safe, and orderly manner.
6. Maintain cleanliness of work areas including the dumping trash and the removal of corrugate and excess scrap material.
7. Must be able to set-up and run multiple lines and or machines.
8. Reads and understands shop orders and operations on Bill of materials. Understands relocation sheets, carton labeling procedure, labor reporting, and other forms as required.
9. Help train associates, maintain production rates and find solutions to production bottlenecks.
10. Other production duties as required

Qualifications

1. Must be able work with a wide range of production tools and machinery.
2. Must be able to work in team environment and in a respectful manner to efficiently produce a quality, fully assembled production unit.
3. Must be fluent in English, have basic math and reading skills
4. Must be a motivated, self-starter with a sense of urgency
5. Must be flexible with start and end times within 1st or 2nd shift and/or overtime when required
6. Must be able to lift 50 pounds
7. Must be able to stand for the entire work shift
8. Must be able to drive a powered electric pallet jack.
9. Must be 18 years or older.

Compensation

* This is a Union Position and pays $17.50/HR Eligible for Overtime pay after working 8 hours a day Monday-Friday and time and a half for all hours worked on Saturdays

RTC is an equal-opportunity employer. Women, individuals of all ethnicities, people with disabilities (intellectual and physical), and Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age (40 or older), disability or genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, religion or any other basis prohibited by law. RTC complies with Child Labor Laws.