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Production Operator 1st Shift

Elk Grove Village, Illinois💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operate machinery to mix, extrude, polish, and transfer bakery ingredients and confectionery products from raw materials to finished goods.

Role type

Production Operator (Food Manufacturing)

Builds

Finished food products (chocolate, compounds, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients) for bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets

Domain

Food Manufacturing / Confectionery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Mixing ingredients, operating extrusion equipment, managing polishing/panning processes, transferring bulk products, reading manufacturing instructions, using handheld scanning devices, operating powered hand trucks, performing lockout/tagout, using sifting equipment

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Mix ingredients according to manufacturing orders, process batches through extrusion equipment, manage polishing and finishing processes, transfer finished products between processes, adhere to food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices, perform lockout/tagout procedures, use sifting equipment to ensure product specifications

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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