Recycle Operator

Job Description

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 500 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. Ranked among Fortune Magazine’s most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions. These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a presence in developed as well as emerging markets.

ITW’s revenues total $14.8 billion in 2018.

This position is within ITW’s Zip‑Pak division. Zip‑Pak is the global leader in resealable solutions for the flexible packaging industry. Our expertise in zipper, application technology, and packaging systems makes Zip‑Pak the primary choice of brand owners, OEMs, and converters for innovative resealable solutions. Zip‑Pak’s lean, modern, and continuous manufacturing environments produce zippers using high‑volume plastic extrusion. Manufacturing sites are in the United States, Europe, and South America.

To effectively maintain the highest level of safety and scrap collection possible. To maintain a clean work environment throughout the warehouse and outside grounds.

• Maintain safety throughout plant.
• Optimize the baling efforts by continuing to segregate the clear and color bale materials.
• Collect the corrugated material and bale.
• Collect paper in gaylords, cans/bottles from breakroom.
• Keep collected materials in the supplied trailer whenever possible.
• Keep a Bill of Laden of all material going onto the trailer with copies going to the Accounting and to Jadcore with the trailer when picked up.
• Notify your team leader or shipping supervisor if a trailer or compactor needs to be removed.
• Responsible for cleaning the areas that are used in the plant including the scale area, compactor area, outside dock grounds, storage area and equipment used.
• Clean plastics baler between bales so that no cross contamination occurs. Each time the LOTO (Lock‑out/Tag‑out) procedure should be followed anytime the open side of the balers.
• Support the Manteno culture.
• Be a part of the team your assigned. Talk with Team Leader daily for any tasks/information that may need.
• Go on the production floor and remove any plastic/garbage several times a day.
• Sweep your area at least once a day and clean all equipment once a week. Keep desk clean and neat.
• Shall support Food Safety Culture activities within the organization in support of Food Safety Management System in accordance with the Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging.
• Shall acknowledge the Zip‑Pak policy of requesting self‑reporting of any illness, foodborne pathogens, or diseases which may be transmitted to food products and food contact surfaces that may jeopardize food safety.
• Shall be made aware of and support Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Legislation‑Chain of Responsibility (CoR) where designated applicable to this position within the COR Program for Zip‑Pak support of Australia’s CoR Legislation.

• Sort Pallets
• Clean outside grounds
• Weekly / Monthly warehouse cleaning
• Wrap finished pallets
• Remove dead pallets
• Production floor weekly / monthly cleaning
• Remove ZT film from cores
• Stock and organize vinyl supplies
• Daily resin traceability sheets

Take this opportunity to join a successful and enthusiastic global team where you can make a significant impact immediately. You will enjoy a competitive salary and a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, life, LTD insurance, 401(k) (with company match), employee assistance, wellness and 100% tuition reimbursement programs. ITW is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

The hourly range for a Recycle Operator is $18.00 to $20.00/hr the pay rate for a successful candidate will depend on the geographic location; this pay range is for a successful candidate in the Chicagoland area. The specific hiring rate within the posted range will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

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.