2nd Shift Sort Machine Operator

Job Description:

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 300 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with $15.9B in 2024 revenue. Our seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model—anchored in 80/20, Customer-Back Innovation, and Front-to-Back (FTB) processes—to drive growth and best-in-class margins.

ITW Shakeproof, a division of Illinois Tool Works, serves all the major automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers with cold headed fasteners totaling approximately $250M in revenues. The division consists of faculties in:

• Elgin, Illinois

• Broadview, Illinois

• Machesney Park, Illinois

• Troy, Michigan

• Watertown, Wisconsin

• Iron Ridge, Wisconsin

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Shakeproof enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by:

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America

• Exchanging product, process and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.

• Continually improving processes, materials and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

Job Summary

Operates multiple machines to sort product meeting customer requirements. Ensures product is free of mixtures and defects by performing the following duties:

Primary Responsibilities

• Starts machine and performs daily checks to detect malfunctions of machine. Reports malfunction to supervisor.
• Performs daily preventive maintenance and simple setups to ensure good operation of machines.
• Perform red rabbits (Camera Verification) after each machine changeover Label finished goods.
• Prepares product to ship free of mixtures and product defects
• Weigh and check finished goods
• Maintains a safe, clean/sanitized and organized work environment always.
• Performance to comply with all company Procedures, Policies, Work Instructions, knowledge of internal and external requirements.
• Assist in making improvements to the overall business using ITW operating principles.

Position Skills & Experience Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school education or GED: Manufacturing experience or training a plus.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Forklift Certification Required

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk and manipulate hands, wrist, and fingers to grasp tools and parts. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation Information:

$22.40 per hour

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.