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Machine Operator

Kelly
Auburn, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/6/2026
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Schedule: 2:30pm–10:30pm, Monday–Friday; Overtime available Saturday and Sunday

Training Requirement: Must train on 1st shift

Position Summary

We are seeking a Machine Operator to fulfill customer final assembly requirements at our Auburn Hills location. In this role, you will assemble finished units according to customer specifications, coordinate with team members, and operate manual and automated lifting devices—all in a safe and organized manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assemble finished units per customer specifications
  • Organize tasks with teammates for efficient workflow
  • Operate manual and automated lifting equipment safely
  • Maintain and replenish spare parts inventory
  • Audit material kits to ensure accuracy
  • Verify proper documentation for builds
  • Report scrap and downtime; update Manufacturing Metrics
  • Maintain a clean, organized workspace (5S methodology)
  • Participate in team meetings and communicate effectively
  • Comply with Environmental Health and Safety standards
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

  • Basic reading, writing, and math skills (8th grade level)
  • Basic PC skills (Windows, keyboarding, mouse usage)
  • Ability to stand for nearly the entire shift
  • Frequently walk, bend, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs
  • Close vision required for reading prints and visual aids
  • Safety glasses and steel-toed shoes required in manufacturing and shipping areas

Work Environment

Work is performed on the manufacturing floor with moderate noise, machinery with moving parts, and occasional exposure to dust, dirt, and chemical fumes.

How To Apply

Please submit your application at MyKelly.com.

If you value safety, teamwork, and efficiency, we invite you to join our operations at our Auburn Hills plant.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.

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