Injection Molding Production Technician (12 Hour Nights)

About the role

As a Production Technician, you operate equipment to manufacture plastic containers for leading consumer brands. At our company, we take pride in maintaining our high standards for quality products & a positive team culture. We're also proud to be recognized as an America's Safest Companies by EHS Today.

What we offer

• Set Schedules: 12-hour shifts & a rotating 2-week standard schedule of 3 days, then 4 days is 15 working days a month as a full-time associate
• Stability & Growth: We follow a strong promote-from-within business practice and offer a stable job through current market uncertainty
• Stability: Our business is prosperous and we're not laying off - we're hiring
• Peace of Mind: We've been in the community for 50 years & offer job stability through market uncertainty
• Advancement: We prioritize promotion from within
• Rewards: Receive premium pay for your valued skills
• Comfort: Our food-grade facility is exceptionally clean & climate-controlled
• Convenience: Our food-grade clean & climate-controlled facility is located (right off I-275)
• State-of-the-Art Equipment: Work with our top of the line injection molding equipment from industry leaders, such as Husky, as well as our own proprietary technologies

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of top-of-the-line injection molding manufacturing equipment in a clean, safe & climate-controlled environment
• Monitor equipment, making adjustments to settings (heat control, water cooling temperatures, hydraulic pressure, etc.) to produce high-quality rigid plastic containers
• Troubleshoot equipment & perform routine preventative maintenance
• Assure Plastipak customer requirements are met by performing quality checks for specifications, such as bottle weights & dimensions
• Join with your team to identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, reliability, quality & scrap reduction
• Grow your skills through formal & side-by-side training, and have opportunities for career advancement

Requirements

• Ability to work the following schedule: 7:48pm - 8:00am on a cycle of 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off, repeat. This equates to 2 weekends per month off with a 3-day weekend
• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Manufacturing Production Technician working with equipment used for high-volume production
• Working knowledge of injection molding equipment is preferred
• Hydraulics, pneumatics & electrical mechanical basic knowledge
• Ability to troubleshoot & problem solve
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. individually and up to 70 lbs. with a team lift, with or without a reasonable accommodation

Pay

$18 & up, based on experience

Benefits

• Wellness Programs
• Health Insurance Coverage, including Medical, Dental & Vision
• EAP, Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance: Short-Term & Long-Term
• Accidental Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) Plan, with Company Matching Contribution & Profit Sharing feature
• Paid Time Off - 80 hours within 1st year & subsequent increases
• Paid Company Holidays
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Caregiving via Care.com
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program
• Travel Assistance
• Employee Discount Programs

Some benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.