Job Description

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives specs in materials in each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment currently has a Machine Operator opportunity at Ellsworth Adhesives. This role reports into our TapeCase division located in Elk Grove Village, IL.

At TapeCase, we design, convert, manufacture, and distribute highly engineered adhesive tape products. We add value to the highly engineered products we sell by enhancing their delivered formats by offering expansive tape converting services to provide a custom tape solution for nearly any application. Learn more about us here.

The Machine Operator sets up and safely operates production machinery. Participates in continuous improvement efforts.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sets up and safely operates production machinery
• Inspects production machinery and troubleshoots minor issues
• Performs necessary preventative maintenance
• Conducts quality inspections at the source
• Performs changeovers of dies, gear assemblies and pump filters
• Sets up dispensing production machinery
• Safely operates required power and hand tools
• Troubleshoots and reports corrective actions after rectifying machine issues
• Dispense molten adhesives onto paper lines during the production process

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 years of production work experience (3 years of production work experience preferred)
• Must be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government to work with controlled product and information.
• High school diploma or equivalency. An equivalent combination of job experience and education may be considered.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Forklift certification is required within 3 months of hire
• Ability to read
• Basic Math
• Ability to learn how to operate machinery
• Ability to provide basic maintenance to machinery