It Trainee Jobs in Kankakee, IL (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary

The Management Trainee is a training position for future development into roles with Akers Packaging Service Group. The Management Trainee will spend no less than two years working in the various functional level areas of the business in order to gain valuable industry experience and a global understanding of our business and best practices. This position will rotate through Production, Quality & Safety, Shipping, Design, Customer Service, Sales, Accounting and People.

This position also delivers on our core focus of:

• The answer is yes. Be a solutions provider

While building on our core values of:

• Help 1st
• Take ownership
• Do the right thing
• Expect excellence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Willingness to work in all functional areas during the rotation
• Work in collaboration with the President and functional lead to gain required knowledge
• Follow expectations and responsibilities outlined by the functional lead and outlined in the training document
• Participation in industry training events and self-lead courses
• Gain general understanding of machine types, limitations, procedures, and processes
• Clear understanding of 5-S
• Able to communicate clearly across disciplines (sales, shipping, design, production, quality & safety, accounting, and administration)
• Understand our sales pipeline, review cost estimating and understand pricing process
• General understanding of the cash flow cycle, purchase order process and invoicing
• General understanding of the importance of accuracy, measures of effectiveness, workflow and quality as it relates to customer service
• Ability to work in excess of 40 hours, as business needs arise
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Any other task or duty that is deemed necessary by management.

Cultural Competencies

Help First means being a reliable team member serving everyone, internally and externally. At Akers, we believe and exhibit a “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” mentality and behavior. No job is unimportant, and no person is above any job. We demonstrate this through:

• Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker, and listener
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Solution vs. blame oriented

Take Ownership means that you think and act like an owner. No matter the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. Each person has the autonomy to make recommendations for improvement to their work and the organization. We demonstrate this through:

• Patient
• Effectively assertive and able to handle conflict and confrontational situations
• Advocate for continuous improvement
• Mixture of firmness and flexibility
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Holds self and others accountable
• Takes calculated risks

Do the Right Thing means that do what’s right regardless of its popularity. Having high moral standards is paramount and is the compass that keeps us on track. We demonstrate this through:

• Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
• Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
• Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not

Expect Excellence means that you do it right the first time. At Akers, we expect excellence in all we do We demonstrate this through:

• Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
• Has sense of urgency
• Follows up to ensure quality task completion

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Fast paced environment, requiring adaptation to continuous changes in Company, Customer and People needs

• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arm’s length, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Ability to work around machinery, loud environment and non-climate controlled areas.

Systems Usage

MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)

• ERP System Kiwi
• ADP Workforce Now

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Associate degree, bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Proven experience in IT support.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to maintaining data security.

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in KIWI, HRMS, ADP, and other relevant software applications.
• A genuine, positive, and friendly disposition

Akers complies with all pay transparency laws. Benefits information can be found on our website.