Job Title: Production Associate

Job Description

Join our dynamic team as a Production Associate, where you will be instrumental in building, assembling, inspecting, and repairing products. You will perform simple and complex maintenance on production and support machines while ensuring all work meets quality standards. Your role will involve communicating with various departments and suggesting improvements to enhance safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities

Build, assemble, inspect, and repair products.Perform simple and complex maintenance on production and support machines.Review and complete necessary documentation on production processes, yield, rework, and scrap.Ensure all completed work conforms to production quality standards.Communicate requests and requirements to maintenance, engineering, and other departments.Suggest ways to improve safety, quality, cost, and delivery.Set up, program, and run complex equipment and machine tools.Run and maintain test equipment according to procedure.Review processes and implement improvements following change procedures.Orient, train, and assign/review the work of other team members when necessary.

Essential Skills

Proficiency in assembly, production, and general production processes.Experience in machine operation and using hand tools.Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.Mechanical aptitude and understanding.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

High school graduate or GED preferred.

Why Work Here?

Become part of a team that values improvement and quality. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions are recognized, and there are opportunities for growth and development.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Columbia, MO.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.46 - $19.96/hr.

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

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Columbia,MO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 23, 2026.

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\n About Aerotek:\n\n

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.

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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.

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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.

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