2nd Shift Manufacturing Production Laborer

Job Title: General Production Worker Job Description

This role involves working on a fast-paced production floor to package, label, and prepare bottled products for shipment while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and cleanliness. You will support multiple production lines, assist with batch preparation, and perform general housekeeping duties as needed. The position requires flexibility to move between packaging, formulation support, and janitorial tasks throughout the day.

Place bottles, caps, and lids into boxes and organize components for production runs.

Pack jugs and bottles into boxes, ensuring correct counts and secure packaging.

Place boxes and products into sealing machinery and monitor equipment operation.

Perform quality inspections by counting, sorting, and checking sizes to ensure products meet standards.

Pull cases off the line, stack them on pallets, and prepare them for staging or shipping.

Work on multiple packaging lines to keep production moving smoothly.

Work with drums and totes, including handling, staging, and preparing them for production or shipment.

Document all orders clearly and accurately to support production and shipping records.

Perform housekeeping duties such as sweeping, mopping, taking out trash, and salting the parking lot when it snows.

Move between packaging, formulation support, and janitorial duties as needed, wearing multiple hats throughout the shift.

Maintain a strong focus on safety procedures and follow all facility rules and guidelines.

Ability to perform multiple jobs and work in multiple areas within the facility.

Manufacturing experience in a production, labor, or packaging environment.

Experience with packaging, picking, packing, lifting, sorting, counting, wrapping, and staging products.

General labor experience, including working on production lines and in warehouse settings.

Reliability in attendance and transportation, with the ability to commute to facilities not accessible by public transportation.

Background in chemical, oil, or food manufacturing is a plus.

Comfort working in a fast-paced and sometimes chaotic production environment.

Strong attention to detail for quality inspections and order documentation.

Flexibility to work additional hours, including mandatory Fridays and occasional Saturdays when required.

You will work in modern, temperature-controlled facilities where safety is a major focus and operations are well-structured. The organization offers excellent employee benefits and provides a clean, organized environment, especially at the Alsip site, which has been remodeled within the last decade. With exposure to both high-volume and customized production operations, you gain valuable, versatile experience in a supportive setting.

This role is based in modern, temperature-controlled production and warehouse facilities in Alsip and Chicago Heights, Illinois. The Alsip facility is very clean, organized, and recently remodeled, with a smaller workforce of roughly 10–15 people on first shift and about half that on second shift. The Chicago Heights facility is larger and not as new as Alsip, but still in good condition and also temperature controlled. It supports a bigger workforce with a few hundred employees across shifts, more production lines, and higher-volume, continuous batches and repetitive client orders. Both locations emphasize safety and maintain organized inventory and supplies, with security checkpoints at the front and multiple break rooms available. You will work around non-harmful chemicals and participate in manufacturing, bottling, staging, and shipping operations. First shift at Chicago Heights typically runs 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, with an expectation of about 50 hours per week; the standard schedule is Monday through Thursday 10-hour shifts with mandatory Fridays and optional Saturdays during busy periods. In Alsip, second shift typically runs Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Reliable transportation is required because the facilities are not accessible by public transit. Everyone is expected to wear steel toe boots as part of the required dress code and to assist with housekeeping tasks such as sweeping, mopping, taking out trash, and salting the parking lot when it snows.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chicago Heights, IL.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. 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.

An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.