Level Up Your Manufacturing Career as a Pre-Make Ready Specialist! Are you a hands-on professional with a mechanical mind and an eye for detail? Randstad is looking for a Pre-Make Ready Specialist to join an industry-leading food service packaging team in Elk Grove Village, IL. This is your chance to work with high-tech Bobst Presses and play a vital role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Why You’ll Love This Opportunity Competitive Pay: Earn between $23.90 – $27.23/hour. Growth Potential: Benefit from a promotion-from-within culture and progressive pay increases. Premier Benefits: Includes Paid Vacation/Holidays, 401(k) with company match, Health/Dental/Life insurance, and even unique perks like Pet Insurance and Tuition Reimbursement. Supportive Environment: Access to wellness programs, safety shoe/eyewear benefits, and onsite uniform services. What You’ll Do As a key player in the Finishing Department, you will ensure our production line runs at peak performance. Your day-to-day includes: Precision Setup: Setting up strippers and blankers by taping vinyl and adjusting pins/blocks to ensure 100% accuracy and high-speed operation. Technical Craft: Cutting wood blocks as needed and utilizing tools like grinders, drills, and welding equipment. Team Collaboration: Assisting Lead Persons and Press Operators, including loading heavy frames (up to 150 lbs.) into the cutting press. Inventory & Safety: Maintaining proper inventory control and following all Safe Quality Food (SQF) guidelines to ensure top-tier product safety. What You Bring Experience: Manufacturing background preferred; mechanical aptitude is a must. Skills: Ability to speak, read, and write English. Physical Stamina: Comfortable standing for long periods, performing repetitive movements, and lifting 25–70 lbs. regularly. Flexibility: While this is a 1st Shift position, you must be open to overtime and Saturdays to meet production goals. Ready to build your future? Apply today with Randstad and take the next step in your career!salary: $47,840 - $56,160 per yearshift: Firstwork hours: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PMeducation: High SchoolResponsibilities Responsible for setting up the stripper. This involves taping the vinyl on the Pre make ready table and adjusting pins where necessary to assure 100% stripping. Responsible for cutting wood blocks to be used if they are not cut as needed for the job. Responsible for setting up the blanker. This involves taping the vinyl to the Pre make ready table and accurately affixing blocks where needed to insure high speed blanking. Responsible for putting away vinyl’s and keeping proper inventory control through job number. Responsible for assisting the lead person or press operators when needed. General housekeeping as needed. The essential functions of this role include:working up to 3 hrs of overtime per weekSkillsSettingCuttingPressesAssistantAdjustingQualificationsYears of experience: 3 yearsExperience level: ExperiencedRandstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.