Laborup

Machine Operator

Laborup  •  $18 - $20/hr  •  Crystal Lake, IL (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

We’re hiring Production Machine Operators for our precision manufacturing operation supporting the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.

This role centers around operating production equipment that forms and assembles precision metal components. You’ll run automated equipment including coiling and spot welding machines while performing inspections to ensure every part meets specification. The work is repetitive by design, making it an excellent fit for someone who enjoys building consistency and becoming highly skilled at a well-defined process.

Although you’ll spend most of your time operating production equipment, you’ll also cross-train throughout the department, learning several different stations and fabrication processes over time. The shop is clean, air conditioned, and focused on producing quality parts safely and consistently.

Why Join Us

  • Machine Training: Learn multiple production machines and processes.
  • Climate Controlled: Work in a clean, air-conditioned facility.
  • Consistent Overtime: Regular overtime opportunities available.

Compensation

  • $20.00/hour ($17.50 base wage + 15% shift differential)
  • Regular overtime opportunities available throughout the year.

Hiring on 2nd Shift

  • 2nd Shift: Monday - Thursday

Responsibilities

  • Machine Operation: Run production machinery throughout the department.
  • Machine Setup: Prepare equipment for daily production.
  • Material Loading: Supply machines with required materials.
  • Part Inspection: Verify finished parts meet specifications.
  • Assembly Work: Complete secondary fabrication operations.
  • Production Records: Complete inspection sheets and documentation.
  • Housekeeping: Maintain organized production work areas.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Comfortable with repetitive work
  • Able to use hand tools
  • Basic math and measurement skills

Preferred

  • Manufacturing experience
  • Machine operator experience
  • Assembly experience
  • Blueprint reading experience
  • Caliper measurement experience
  • Spot welding experience
  • Comfortable climbing stairs occasionally
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About Laborup

Laborup is the #1 AI powered talent platform for America’s industrial workforce. We use AI to create jobs, not take them away. We help HR and plant leaders hire and keep the skilled workers who keep plants running: machinists, welders, maintenance techs, operators, industrial electricians, and engineers. USA Today called us the “LinkedIn for blue collar workers,” and Forbes profiled our work in “How AI Is Solving America’s 1 Trillion Dollar Manufacturing Labor Crisis.”

Today we work with manufacturers from 50 person shops to large public companies with tens of thousands of employees, and the story is the same everywhere. It is hard to find talent, hard to keep good people, and staffing costs keep rising. In a market where filling critical industrial roles can take months and turnover is constant, Laborup helps teams move qualified workers from first contact to on site interview in days instead of weeks and keep them on the floor longer.

Most of the workers our customers need are not on LinkedIn or the usual job boards. Laborup uses AI to find this hidden workforce, call and text them, screen and qualify them, build real profiles, and match them directly to the plants and roles where they can succeed. For workers, that means real, permanent roles at serious manufacturers, not one off gigs. For companies, it is durable infrastructure for hiring and retention at scale in a labor market that will stay tight for years.

We work across nuclear, defense, and advanced manufacturing, as well as sectors like aerospace, automotive, and food production. Teams that use Laborup hire 5 to 10 times faster, see around 3 times better retention, and cut cost per hire by up to 50 to 70 percent. That turns into fewer empty shifts, fewer missed orders, more stable teams, and more capacity without more headache.

We are building the modern talent system for America’s industrial base with a simple long term goal: put a billion industrial workers to work in good jobs that matter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Knoxville
Year Founded
Unknown
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