Operator

Job Title: Operator

Job Description

The Operator plays a key role in a large, advanced manufacturing environment, combining hands-on production work with leadership responsibilities. This position supports day-to-day floor operations, oversees work prioritization and labor tracking, and helps maintain a safe, efficient, and well-organized workplace. Candidates with a manufacturing or trades background who are comfortable using measuring tools and working with decimals will be an excellent fit for this role.

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform all floor operations and processes in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Provide backfill support on the production floor when necessary to maintain workflow and meet deadlines.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, and training new team members as required.
• Support decisions related to pay rate settings and pay increases in alignment with company guidelines.
• Collaborate with Operations to prioritize work orders and ensure efficient production scheduling.
• Accurately record labor hours in company software for tracking and reporting purposes.
• Review and approve time-off requests while ensuring appropriate production coverage.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and promote good housekeeping practices, including line clearance; apply 5S principles where applicable.
• Manage and monitor the KANBAN system to ensure adherence to established procedures.
• Use QAD or similar systems to create scrap and efficiency reports for management review.
• Process engineering change orders (ECOs) as needed to adjust operational run times, setups, and related parameters.
• Determine and refine work techniques to improve productivity and quality.
• Adhere to and enforce all safety guidelines and company attendance policies.
• Lead by example in all aspects of performance, conduct, and safety.
• Apply the disciplinary process when necessary, using objective evidence to support decisions.
• Address and resolve conflicts in a professional and constructive manner.
• Work overtime when business needs require it.
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership to support production and operational goals.
• Perform machine operation, assembly, general production, and inspection tasks as needed.
• Read and interpret blueprints and schematics to support machine operation and assembly work.
• Use microscopes, hand tools, and measuring tools to perform detailed inspection and medical assembly work.
• Support basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and maintenance activities on production equipment.
• Work in cleanroom or medical device production environments when required, following all relevant procedures.

Essential Skills

• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing, trades, or production environment.
• Proficiency with measuring tools such as calipers and micrometers.
• Ability to work with decimals and perform precise measurements.
• Experience with machine operation in a production setting.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Comfort working with general production, assembly, and inspection tasks.
• Ability to use microscopes and hand tools for detailed work.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical concepts for basic troubleshooting.
• Ability to manage and follow KANBAN systems and production procedures.
• Capability to use company software to record labor hours and generate reports (e.g., QAD or similar).
• Understanding of safety guidelines in a manufacturing environment and ability to enforce them.
• Comfort with applying a disciplinary process using objective evidence when needed.
• Strong conflict resolution skills and ability to lead by example.
• Willingness to work overtime based on operational needs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in medical device, medical assembly, or cleanroom production environments.
• Exposure to 5S, line clearance, and structured housekeeping programs.
• Experience creating or interpreting scrap and efficiency reports.
• Familiarity with processing engineering change orders (ECOs) to adjust run times and setups.
• background in maintenance, electrical, mechanical service, or troubleshooting of machinery.
• Experience in environments producing components for medical or aerospace applications.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering and operations teams in both prototyping and production phases.

Why Work Here?

Join a growing, long-term stable organization that continues to expand its facilities and capabilities, offering strong career development and advancement opportunities. The company invests in its operations, including recent facility expansions and the return of additional operations to the local site, demonstrating a clear commitment to long-term growth. You will contribute to products used in life-saving medical applications and advanced aerospace technologies, giving your work a tangible impact. The organization operates as a global market and technology leader in its niche, providing exposure to cutting-edge materials, fabrication processes, and engineer-to-engineer collaboration from prototyping through full-scale production.

Work Environment

This role is based in a large, clean, and temperature-controlled manufacturing facility with over 250 people on site. The environment includes extensive equipment and machinery, with many moving parts, while maintaining a strong focus on safety and organization. You will work around advanced manufacturing and processing equipment used primarily in the medical industry, including machinery for nitinol melting, fabrication, finishing, and medical device production. Some work may take place in cleanroom settings, particularly for medical assembly and medical device components. The facility supports both prototyping and production phases, with engineer-to-engineer collaboration and use of systems such as KANBAN and QAD for production control and reporting. Standard manufacturing hours apply, with the expectation of overtime when business demands increase.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Bethel, CT.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $24.80/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Bethel,CT.

This position is anticipated to close on May 13, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.