Now Hiring: Aluminum Slitter Operator
Gateway Aluminum | St. Louis, MO
Gateway Aluminum, a subsidiary of Packaging Matters, is expanding in St. Louis and hiring Aluminum Slitter Operators. We are looking for safety-focused, dependable team members who want to build a long-term career in manufacturing while producing high-quality flat rolled aluminum products.
At Gateway Aluminum, safety is a core value. If you take pride in doing quality work, following safe operating practices, and contributing to a strong team culture, we want to hear from you.
In this role, you will safely operate slitting equipment, monitor product quality, complete setups and changeovers, and help keep production running efficiently to meet customer specifications and daily schedules.
Why Join Gateway Aluminum?
· Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
· Life Insurance & Supplemental Life
· Flexible Spending Account
· Paid Time Off (PTO)
· Paid Holidays
· 401K and ROTH 401K
· Disability Benefits
· Company Provided PPE
· 12-Hour Shifts with potential for every other weekend off
· Shift Premium
· Weekly Pay
· Starting Wage of $23.90 per hour
What You'll Do
· Operate aluminum slitting equipment safely and efficiently.
· Monitor product quality and remove or report defects according to specifications.
· Complete setups, tooling changes, calibrations, and routine equipment checks.
· Use overhead cranes, forklifts, and other tools to move materials and support production flow.
· Document production and quality information accurately and communicate issues promptly.
· Help maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area while supporting team and continuous improvement efforts.
What We're Looking For
We’re especially interested in candidates who are reliable, safety-focused, comfortable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and experienced with forklifts, overhead cranes, or similar industrial equipment.
Ideal candidates are dependable, safety-minded, and ready to thrive in a hands-on manufacturing role.
· Reliable, safety-focused, and able to work rotating schedules, 12-hour shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.
· Basic computer and math skills.
· Able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
· Strong attention to detail, quality, and workplace safety.
· Experience in operating forklifts, overhead cranes, or similar industrial equipment is required.
· Ability to read production orders, schematics, or work instructions is preferred.
Education
· High school diploma or GED
Physical Requirements
· Must be able to perform all essential physical functions of working in a manufacturing environment such as climbing, standing, bending, reaching, and squatting.
· Hands to finger use – fine motor skills such as, turning, grasping, pinching, wrapping, writing, typing, etc.
· Must be able to lift to fifty pounds.
· This position description is meant to describe the typical kinds of duties or difficulty level that may be required of positions with this title. The use of a particular expression shall not limit or exclude other duties or difficulty levels not mentioned.
Work Environment
· Working with and near electrical and mechanical machinery and equipment.
· Working in an uncontrolled climate.
· Working with Hot and Sharp aluminum
· Rotating shift work and overtime to include weekends required.
Gateway Aluminum, LLC, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, lay-off, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Gateway Aluminum participates in the Drug Free Workplace Act and performs pre-employment, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug and/or alcohol testing.
Ready to apply? Please use the Indeed process to apply. We will contact selected candidates within 5 days of receiving their application.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.90 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Slitter Operator/Crane : 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
