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Production Operator

Guardian Industries
Guardian Industries Salary
Carleton, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/23/2026
Your Job

Our Guardian Glass facility in Carleton, MI, is hiring Production Operators.

Our Team

If you enjoy working in a team environment, are detail-oriented and safety-focused, then this may be the job for you! We offer a robust benefits package that includes but is not limited to; a 401k match up to 7%, 120 hours of vacation time and 10 paid holidays per year. Overtime is available for Operators based on business demand. There are also opportunities for promotion and career advancement.

Our Production Operators work 12 hour shifts and get paid breaks. Our current openings are on nights 6pm to 6am (3 shifts one week, 4 shifts the next). For this role, we anticipate paying $20 per hour.

What You Will Do

  • Prepare final products for shipping and distribution
  • Safely hold and carry pieces of glass of various sizes, shapes, and thickness weighing up to 80 pounds
  • Lift and laterally move racks and box lids form 20 to 40 pounds repetitively
  • Execute daily run schedules, resolve quality issues and report unresolved issues immediately
  • Participate in setting team goals and managing job assignments to help drive continuous improvement for the department
  • Operate and troubleshoot equipment
  • Conduct required quality checks and inspections to ensure product specifications are met
  • Wear all required safety and personal protective equipment, which always includes safety shoes and safety glasses on the production floor. Safety sleeves, earplugs, dust masks, respirators, hoods, etc. may be required depending on specific assignment or work areas


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Experience using a computer
  • Experience with safety protocols, collaborating effectively, and communicating clearly within dynamic, team-oriented environments


What Will Put You Ahead

  • One (1) or more years of experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment
  • 6 or more months of machine operator experience
  • Preventive and predictive maintenance experience


For this role, we anticipate paying $20 per hour.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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