Manufacturing Technician

Aerotek is seeking a Process Technician to work for a manufacturing facility in O'Fallon, MO.

Role Description:

The Process Technician will work at the O'Fallon manufacturing facility producing product following batch sheets and using all necessary manufacturing equipment. Will have the following responsibilities:

Liquid Process:
- Stage all materials for production runs (may use a forklift)
Take protein source (digestive meat products) and mix into reactors using hoses and piping systems, control panels, etc.
- Take staged dry materials (powdered materials - dairy whey, yeast, amino acids, other chemicals) and dump into mixing vessels/reactors according to batch sheet.
- Operate sifting machine after reaction stage to remove solid clumped product.
- Clean area and organize.

Spray Dry:
- Operate bagging machine at end of process.
- Attach bag, clamp spout
- Feed into the sealing machine
- Pick up bags and palletize (up to 55 pounds repetitively)
- Use scissor lift to move product to warehouse
- Clean up and organize area.

Will repetitively lift 50 pounds for 40% of their day (every minute or so) during that stage of the process. May lift from the ground or from a conveyor depending on product and size of bag. Hoses weigh between 5-25 pounds as well. Will twist, turn, torque the wrist, and move consistently throughout their shift.

Requirements:

• Must possess minimum of 2 years experience in manufacturing work environment
• Proven experience with on-the-job problem solving and process-driven tasks requiring attention to detail
• Basic math and reading proficiency for measuring weights, batches, etc.

About Aerotek:

Our people are everything. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek® Inc. has distinguished itself as a leader in recruiting and staffing services, by having a deep understanding of the intersection of talent and business. As a strategic partner to more than 17,000 clients and 300,000 contract employees every year, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantages for its clients and rewarding careers for its contract employees. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a network of over 230 non-franchised offices with more than 6,000 internal employees dedicated to serving our customers. Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, a global talent solutions provider. To learn more, visit .

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.