Production Worker

Job Title: Production Worker

Job Description

This role focuses on transforming raw metal tubing into precision, ultra-small diameter products through a series of manufacturing processes. You operate and monitor production equipment, ensure tubing is drawn, heated, reduced, extruded, degreased, cut, coiled, and packaged according to exact customer specifications, and perform quality inspections throughout the process. Your work directly supports the accurate and timely fulfillment of custom orders in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Receive raw metal tubing materials, including stainless steel and niche metals, and prepare them for production.
• Operate and monitor manufacturing machines that draw (pull) tubing through multiple stages to achieve the required diameter, shape, and thickness.
• Run tubing through 10–13 draw processes as needed, ensuring the metal becomes more malleable and reaches the specified size.
• Perform heating, melting, reducing, extruding, degreasing, and cutting operations on tubing according to process requirements.
• Manage ultra-small diameter tubing through tight coiling systems, ensuring smooth flow and preventing tangles or jams.
• Inspect tubing continuously during production to identify defects, tangles, or quality issues and take corrective action as needed.
• Conduct detailed quality checks to verify tubing diameter, length, plugs, dies, and other specifications against order requirements.
• Perform hydro testing on tubing to identify imperfections and ensure structural integrity and performance.
• Read and interpret order specifications and production metrics, and adjust machine settings or processes to meet these requirements.
• Clean, cut, and coil finished tubing to prepare it for packaging and shipment.
• Shrink-wrap completed tubing orders and prepare them for final dispatch.
• Use hand tools and related equipment safely and effectively in support of production and inspection activities.
• Follow written and verbal instructions carefully to maintain process accuracy and product consistency.
• Apply strong math skills to measure materials, verify dimensions, and confirm tolerances.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area to support safety, efficiency, and product quality.
• Participate in daily production meetings to review customer demand, understand team goals, and align work with performance expectations.
• Arrive on time for all scheduled shifts and mandatory daily meetings, supporting team accountability and workflow.
• Adhere to all safety procedures and guidelines while working around heated metals, machinery, and high-temperature environments.
• Collaborate with team members and communicate effectively to ensure production targets and quality standards are met.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Hands-on experience operating machines in a production or industrial setting.
• Mechanical aptitude and comfort working with machinery and production equipment.
• Strong math skills for measuring, calculating, and verifying specifications.
• High level of attention to detail and ability to follow directions accurately.
• Ability to inspect metal tubing and identify defects or deviations from specifications.
• Capability to lift at least 50 pounds safely and repeatedly during the workday.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Comfort working in a hot manufacturing environment, especially during summer months.
• Reliability in attending and arriving on time for mandatory daily production meetings.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with general labor tasks in a manufacturing setting, such as packing and material handling.
• Familiarity using hand tools in a production or industrial environment.
• Quality inspection or quality-focused production work.
• Ability to read and understand production orders, customer specifications, and performance metrics.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills to collaborate effectively on the production floor.

Why Work Here?

You join a highly team-oriented environment where colleagues are friendly, welcoming, and supportive on the production floor. Daily meetings keep everyone aligned with customer demand and team goals, offering clear visibility into performance and progress. The culture emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and shared success, with production targets and achievements openly tracked to help you understand your impact. This setting offers the opportunity to build hands-on manufacturing skills, work with specialized metal tubing processes, and grow in a structured, goal-driven environment.

Work Environment

This position is based in a manufacturing plant that uses multiple machines to heat and process metal tubing. The facility is not air conditioned, and temperatures can become very hot in the summer, reaching up to approximately 110 degrees, so you must be comfortable working in high heat conditions. In the winter, the plant is heated and maintains a comfortable working temperature. You work around industrial machinery used for drawing, heating, reducing, extruding, degreasing, cutting, and coiling metal tubing, as well as equipment for hydro testing and shrink-wrapping finished products. Shifts follow a structured schedule: a first shift typically runs Monday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; a second shift runs Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 2:10 a.m.; and a fourth shift operates from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Daily on-floor meetings are held each morning to review customer demand, goals, and progress, and attendance and punctuality for these meetings are essential. The production floor is organized, goal-focused, and visually tracks requests and performance on a large whiteboard, supporting a clear and structured work environment.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of CAMDEN WYOMING, DE.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $20.00/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 CAMDEN WYOMING,DE.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 28, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.