Manufacturing Production Assistant (PWD)

Company: The Jel Sert Company
Location: West Chicago
Posted on: July 7, 2025

Job Description:

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud of being awarded the Great Place to Work certification, along with being recognized as Fortune’s Great Place to Work in Chicago and Great Place to Work in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT . If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you! The Manufacturing Production Assistant will support Jel Sert’s manufacturing operations by assisting department supervisors and managers with a wide variety of administrative and clerical responsibilities. This position will require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based upon individual job responsibilities and the needs of the department. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This job description is only a summary of typical functions. Other duties, tasks, and responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Review, correct, and route final records accordingly to support the department with daily production records (Pharma Batch Records). Communicate and support the Supervisor and Manager with departmental Operations, MRO, PMs, and Maintenance. Provide support to the Maintenance Dept. by ordering parts in EAM as needed. Maintain required departmental paperwork as required by SQF regulations, assigned CCR documentation, and other departmental needs. Support 5S projects by engaging in the solutions and implementation of projects. Responsible for accurate and timely data entry into our time and attendance system, AOD, to ensure all employee records are ready for payroll on a weekly basis. Post weekly overtime lists for all necessary overtime and, as needed, assist with assigning overtime to employees accordingly (production and maintenance employees). Organize weekly payroll checks and lunch tickets by department and shift. Maintain files, records, and other miscellaneous paperwork. Train production employees, including temporary employees, on topics that fall within each training matrix, safety, and other miscellaneous departmental training needs as required. Distribute mail and maintain office supplies for the manufacturing department. Perform other duties as assigned. Back up to other Manufacturing Production Assistants as needed. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Minimum of 1 year of administrative experience within a manufacturing environment. Bilingual (Spanish) is required. Computer proficiency in Microsoft applications is required. Working knowledge of GMPs and safety regulations is preferred, and SQF knowledge is a plus. Some college preferred. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Required to have basic math skills. Proficiency to complete multiple tasks simultaneously, with the ability to adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Capable of working in a team-based environment. Must be detail-oriented, good problem-solving skills. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively. Must be able to encounter problems and make fact-based decisions. Build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication. Checks the quality and timeliness of their own work. Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities Personable yet extremely professional in demeanor and approachable. BENEFITS AND SALARY Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the Manufacturing Production Assistant is $18.21 per hour. Compensation is determined by a candidate’s experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. The actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon receipt of an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewed here. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from one position to another. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm, as in handling. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound. Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading. WORK ENVIRONMENT Fast-paced manufacturing environment with exposure to various odors and powder dust Subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes. FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES Follow applicable procedures and work instructions. Back-up Redundancy – Manufacturing Production Assistant IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS This job directly impacts departmental and company productivity by helping to coordinate the administrative functions of the manufacturing departments and providing support in a timely and efficient manner. This job will enable the department supervisors and managers to function at a higher level and have a bigger impact on Jel Sert.

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