Packaging Technician
How do our shifts work? 4 days on, 4 days off.
Day Shift: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
Night Shift: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
4 days per week; additional overtime may be available.
About the role
Radius Packaging creates an environment focused on collaboration, innovation, and hard work, where members are excited to learn and grow. Through events, educational resources, committees, clubs, and programs, members find more than just a job at Radius, but a community that prioritizes each member’s financial, mental, physical, and emotional needs. The Seasonal Packaging Technician serves as a production team member supporting in-line inspection and final packing of products according to customer requirements.
Radius Packaging credits its success to putting people first—both its members and its customers. The company has been named a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2024 and 2025 and is a recent recipient of the Plastics News Excellence in Employee Relations Award for its continuing education initiatives, recognition programs, engaging employee events, and career-advancement opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Keep work area clean, organized, and within 6S standardization.
- Report any equipment failures, safety issues, or concerns to leaders.
- Work safely, following all safety policies and proactively participating in the safe work of others and the safety of the overall environment.
- Engage in other miscellaneous support work to enable the team to be successful and as requested by plant leadership.
- Assist in the duties of other team members, including helping to clean other areas of the operation, supporting finished-goods inventory movement, collecting trash, cardboard, and recycling materials, etc.
- Comply with GMP, Food Safety, and Food Quality regulations as required by the company, customers, and/or government agencies.
- Always be willing to help other teams with open tasks and projects.
- Inspect incoming and outgoing packaging to ensure product stability and conformity during shipments.
- Pack containers and support packing operations in an active, fast-paced environment to meet customer requirements.
- Monitor final verification of containers to ensure they are free of defects and/or debris.
- Demonstrate a desire for Radius production improvements, provide examples of safety focus, teamwork initiatives, and illustrate positive contributions to their direct and shared work environment.
Requirements
- Active, able to multi-task.
- Comfortable lifting up to 30 lbs and working in warm temperatures.
- Dependable and punctual.
- Able to understand and follow instructions.
- Must embrace the Radius Culture and enjoy humor.
- 18 years or older.
Schedule
4 days on, 4 days off.
Day Shift: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
Night Shift: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
4 days per week; additional overtime may be available.