Production Operator Job Listing at Kelly Services in Plymouth, MN (Job ID 10122779)

Description

Production Operator

Pay Rate: $22.20/hour (includes weekend shift differential)
Schedule: Friday – Sunday | 5:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Weekly Hours: 40 hours (includes additional 4 hours per week)

Position Summary

The Production Operator is responsible for operating manufacturing equipment to produce high-quality finished products from raw materials. This role follows established procedures to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency while maintaining accurate production and inventory records.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate manufacturing equipment to convert raw materials into finished goods in accordance with production specifications.

• Perform in-process quality checks to ensure products meet required standards.

• Monitor production processes and recognize equipment malfunctions or product defects.

• Troubleshoot minor equipment or process issues to maintain optimal production levels.

• Accurately document materials used, work-in-process data, and production results.

• Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas in compliance with company policies.

Quality & Production Tasks

• Conduct routine measurements and tests, including hardness, weight, variation, pH, and moisture content.

• Follow blueprints, schematics, and subassembly layouts.

• Track orders received, completed work, and inventory levels.

• Align workload, staffing, and equipment capacity with production needs.

• Support production scheduling by coordinating with materials planning, production, and maintenance teams.

• Requisition materials based on production schedules and delivery timelines.

Required Skills & Experience

• Entry-level role; little to no prior manufacturing experience required.

• Ability to learn basic job skills, company policies, and standard operating procedures.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established processes.

• Basic documentation and record-keeping skills.

Job Scope & Complexity

• Performs routine and repetitive tasks under established guidelines.

• Works with direct supervision and clearly defined procedures.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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