Machine Operator

We are recruiting machine operators for manufacturers in Cambridge: plastics, packaging, metal, food and automotive-parts plants that need people who can run a machine, watch its output and keep it producing.

You start a machine up, keep it fed, check what comes off it against the specification and deal with the small stoppages yourself. Plants train you on their own equipment, but they hire through us for people who have run production machinery before and understand quality checks and lockout.

Pay and hours

• $19.00 to $26.00 an hour. Set-up and changeover skills, and experience on the same process, pay at the top of the range.
• Day, afternoon and night shifts; many plants rotate, and continuous-process plants run 12-hour shifts
• Afternoon and night shifts usually pay $1 to $2 an hour more
• Overtime paid at time and a half after 44 hours in a week
• Offered as: temporary and temp-to-perm. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Start up, run and shut down production machinery
• Load material and clear finished parts or product
• Check output against specifications and record the results
• Make minor adjustments and clear jams safely, following lockout rules
• Help with changeovers and keep the machine area clean

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• At least six months running production machinery
• Able to read work orders, gauges and basic measurements
• CSA-approved safety boots (green triangle) before your first shift
• Able to stand for a full shift and lift up to 40 lb (18 kg)

Helpful, not required: set-up or changeover experience; injection-moulding, extrusion, stamping or packaging-line experience; a forklift certificate.

The work environment

• Plant floors are noisy and warm; hearing protection and safety glasses are provided where required
• Repetitive work with quality and output targets
• Rotating shifts at many plants

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Cambridge

• Highway 401 at Hespeler Road: manufacturers and distribution centres beside the highway.
• Preston and north Cambridge: automotive assembly and the parts plants and machine shops that supply it.

Grand River Transit serves Hespeler Road and the main industrial areas, and the ION bus links Cambridge to the light rail in Kitchener. Rotating and overnight shifts are hard to reach by bus here, so most plant workers drive. Parking is free.

These roles also suit people living in Hespeler, Preston, Galt, Kitchener and Guelph.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place machine operators at client sites in Cambridge throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.