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Manufacturing Operator

Pay: $17 per hour
Location: Saint Charles, MO
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About the role

Title: Manufacturing Operator - $17/hr + PREMIUM PAY
Reports to: Production Manager
Location: St. Charles, Missouri (MRP)
Date Posted: 5/18/2021

Job Summary

Zoltek-Toray Group is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team as Manufacturing Operators in our Missouri Research Park facility, located in St. Charles/Weldon Spring, MO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Follow procedures to ensure safety, quality and production of product.
Inspect size/quality of processed material; ensuring customer's specifications are met.
Remove boxes up to 50 pounds from processing line, attach labels and complete necessary paperwork for inventory control.
Remove and package samples for Quality Control.
Inspect equipment and product for potential problems and report to the supervisor immediately.
Maintain equipment and work area - the areas are to remain clean and free of hazardous obstacles.
Wear required personal protective equipment at all times; be knowledgeable of safety procedures for work area.
Communicate with team members, supervisor and co-workers effectively.
Document information and complete paperwork as required
Ability and willingness to maintain a safe and ethical work environment, work as a team member

Additional information

The Manufacturing Operator may be cross-trained and work in multiple positions in the manufacturing process, operating various machines including batch, scrip coating, chopping and milling machines or textile machinery.

Batch operation: Enter information into programmable logic control panel keypad, read and document temperatures, inspect batch interiors, follow a production schedule to load and unload batch carbonization furnaces with fibers, fabrics and yarns; wind carbon fiber fabrics/yarns.
Scrim Coating operation: Coating material, which comes from the batch operation after carbonization, with a flame-retardant epoxy. Ensuring that material is completely coated and dried. Wind finished material onto cardboard cores.
Chop operation: Feed continuous strands of carbon fiber through chopper to be cut to length per customer's specifications, monitor chopper to ensure correct operation of equipment.
Mill operation: Feed fiber into feed end of mill process, monitor mill to ensure correct operation, inspect quality of processed material, ensuring customer specifications are met.
Textile operation: Operate various types of textile equipment for the manufacture of carbon fiber yarns and fabrics such as stretch breaking, roving, winding and knitting machines in accordance with Operating Procedure Manual.

Qualifications

Graduation from high school or a GED is required
Experience of 1 year or more in manufacturing or a factory environment is strongly desired
Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations, read and interpret documents, follow procedures, document information, communicate effectively with shift lead and co-workers
Ability to troubleshoot and take effective corrective action to resolve problems

Work Environment

The work environment is not air conditioned and is HOT and HUMID.
Handling of carbon fiber may cause mild irritation. In some cases, the dust may cause allergic skin reactions.
Moderately dirty because of materials and machinery handled.
Excessive fly may be present.
Strong odors may be present.

Physical Requirements

Good finger and manual dexterity
Ability to lift, turn, bend, squat, kneel, reach, pull, walk or stand for periods of time
Ability to tolerate heat and must be able to wear a dust mask and/or gloves as needed
Ability to tolerate itchy material
Ability to lift, push, pull, push 50+ pounds
Ability to ascend and descend a flight of stairs several times per day

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 per hour

Benefits

Zoltek offers a competitive pay and benefits package, including:

Medical plan
Dental plan
Prescription drug benefits
Flexible spending accounts
Vision insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay
Tuition assistance program
Short term and long term disability coverage
Employee assistance program
Optional life insurance
401(k) program.

Application

For immediate consideration for this position, please upload your resume online by clicking on the "I'm Interested" button.

Why work at Zoltek?

Compensation/Premium Pay: The starting rate for this role is $17.00 per hour. For a limited time, Manufacturing Operators are receiving an additional $1.50 per hour premium for hours worked. Once the premium pay program has ended, the employee's regular pay will revert to the standard rate, which does not include the program premium.
Work schedule: The Manufacturing Operator will work 12 hour shifts. The night shift schedule is 7:45 PM to 8:00 AM (7.5%-night differential included in pay), day shift schedule is 7:45 AM to 8:00 PM. The work week is an alternating 36 or 48 hours (12 hour shifts rotating on a 2 weeks cycle: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off) resulting in a 3 day weekend every other week and some built in overtime. (Please indicate your preference/availability for day or night shifts in a message in your application.)
Benefits: After 60 days of employment, Manufacturing Operators are eligible for benefits, which includes paid time off, sick/emergency time, medical, dental, vision, 401K, various life insurance policies, Gold's Gym discounts, safety shoe discounts, prescription safety glasses discounts, employee assistance programs, and various bonuses throughout the year. In addition, 80% of employee healthcare benefit premiums are paid by Zoltek!

About the Company

Zoltek, a subsidiary of Toray Group, is a world leader in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of industrial grade carbon fiber. Our mission is to lead the commercialization of carbon fiber through our development of a price-competitive, high-performance reinforcement for composites used in a broad range of commercial products.

Carbon fiber-reinforced composites are remarkable in their performance characteristics and properties that include high strength, low weight, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and electrical conductivity. Our target markets include wind energy, automotive, offshore drilling, marine, infrastructure, and many other diverse industrial markets.

We currently employ over 1,500 employees at manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Mexico and Hungary, and our sales and distribution network is worldwide.

Equal opportunity and legal notices

The work environments characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Zoltek is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

Read the original posting

From Zoltek Corporation's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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