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Mechanic Trainee / Operator Grow Your Career With Us

Looking to build a long-term career, not just find another job? We're proud to offer a culture of advancement and growthwe promote from within.

Start as an Operator and gain hands-on experience while developing your mechanical skills. If you demonstrate strong performance and mechanical aptitude, you may have the opportunity to advance into a Mechanic role in as little as six months.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to learn, grow, and build a career in a supportive, team-oriented environment. If you're reliable, motivated, and ready to take the next step, we want to hear from you.

Starting pay of $25.70 per hour plus $0.50 shift differential for 2nd shift, $1.00 for 3rd.

2nd Shift- 3PM 11:30PM M- F

3rd Shift- 11PM - 7:30AM, starts Sunday evening at 11:30 PM and last shift ends Friday morning at 7:30 AM

Continuous Shift - 6PM to 6AM, 4 days on and 4 days off

Grow your skills with cross-training In this role, you'll receive hands-on training across multiple production functions, including machine operation, lift truck operation, and quality inspection. This cross-training provides valuable experience, increases your versatility, supports the needs of the business, and creates opportunities for career growth within our manufacturing team.

What we offer you:

• Starting pay of $25.70 per hour
• $0.50 shift differential for 2nd shift, $1.00 for 3rd
• Overtime available
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical and prescription, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, prorated vacation and 10 paid holidays, 401k with a 3 percent match, HSA available after your first full month
• Quarterly bonus potential based on safety, waste, quality, and productivity performance
• Add-on benefits include pet insurance, MSK programs (Hinge Health and Regenexx) telemedicine, Livongo for diabetes and hypertension, and more
• Culture of advancement and growth - 40 percent of plant management were promoted from within
• We invest in you with on-the-job training, classes, and tuition reimbursement as needed
• An opportunity to work in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with a multi-cultural and diverse team
• We care about your safety, which means we do what is needed to protect our employees and that's reflected in our "Drive to Zero Injuries" initiative results.
• Kenosha is Silgan's first facility to achieve zero waste to landfill in 2020.

What you'll do:

• Maintenance of lift truck and yard truck, including daily OSHA inspections and documentation of such.
• Understand and follow safe charging and refueling of lift trucks and yard trucks.
• Use and follow proper lift truck aisles.
• Assist with cycle counts and inventory.
• Maintain a clean and neat warehouse.
• Run the Palletizer
• Perform quality product checks
• Other duties as assigned by management.

We need you to have:

• Ability to earn and maintain Lift Truck Operators license. Electric lift trucks will be used for moving product in warehouse and to load/unload shipments.
• Must operate all equipment making safety and quality a priority.
• Ability to follow verbal and written directions. Must be able to read and understand Shipping Orders, Bills of Lading, Packing Slips, Invoices, etc.

Who we are:

• America's largest metal food packaging producer.
• A company that strives toward sustainability by reducing our carbon footprint, selecting like-minded suppliers, and providing recyclable products.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

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