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Manufacturing Technician (3rd Shift Die Setting)

Amway
Ada, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2025
Job Title: Manufacturing Technician - 3rd Shift

Department / Division: Plastics Plant / Manufacturing

Pay Rate: Associate Technician - $20.27 per hour plus $1.00 shift differential

Pay Rate: Manufacturing Technician - $21.62 per hour plus $1.00 shift differential

Location: Ada, MI

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Manufacturing Tech to join our team in our Plastics Manufacturing Plant. The Plastics Plant runs 24 hours a day, four days a week, with a single 8-hour shift scheduled on Friday during the hours of 6AM- 2PM. Shift schedules are:

1st Shift: M-TH 6am - 4pm or M-F 6am - 2pm.

2nd Shift: M-TH 1pm - 11pm

3rd Shift: M-TH 10pm - 8am

Hours are subject to change based on volume/demand. Initial 2-3 months schedule flexibility required for training on alternate shifts.

As a Manufacturing Technician in the plant, you will be part of a collaborative team, learning all aspects of the plant’s operations. Plastics is equipped with trainers to teach the technical aspects of the job while using teamwork to create a positive and engaging environment in support of the business. You will have the opportunity to learn Blow Mold packaging, Screen Print packaging, and the Warehouse operation. As you develop in your career, you will train other team members on proper standards, operating procedures, and industry best practices.

What skills and background will be important to be successful:

  • Safety and quality conscious
  • Strong attention to detail, a high level of accuracy, organizational and time management skills
  • The drive to understand the root cause of issues then apply to enhance processes
  • Willingness to adapt to different approaches, ideas, tools, techniques, and processes
  • Prior experience with manufacturer plastic products, troubleshooting, material changes, mold changeovers, measuring physical dimensions of a product and adjusting to correct is a plus
  • Ability to learn and navigate computer systems effectively
  • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.

The primary blow molding and screen-printing equipment used in this industry:

  • Shuttle machines--Bekum 151, R&B, Techne
  • Wheel machines—Uniloy (16 & 18 cavity)
  • Screen-printing—Novax/Omso
  • Support equipment—Conair, multiple grinders and auto-deflashers, air and belt conveyance systems, bottle hoppers, Mettler Toledo vision systems, leak detectors, and takeout system

Over time as you develop in your career, you will train other team members on proper standards and operating procedures and will also provide peer reviews and feedback to team members as well. This role will have a focused career progression with a skill development system that allows for multiple avenues to promotion.

Required Qualifications

Associate Technician

  • High school diploma
  • Must be capable of lifting 0 – 50 lbs.
  • Proficiently read, speak, and write in English in order to understand instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety warnings/notifications/trainings/processes
  • Ability to read, interpret, and verbally communicate GMP & FDA documentation and regulation

Manufacturing Technician

  • All above experience, plus:
  • Prior experience with manufacturing food products, troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment, or working in cGMP environment is a plus

Skills

Skills to be successful in the role:

  • Strong attention to detail/safety and a high level of accuracy
  • Willingness to follow strict cleanliness/sanitation guidelines
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • The ability to trust and follow through on commitments with team members
  • The drive to understand the root cause of issues and develop and enhance processes
  • Willingness to adapt to different approaches, ideas, tools, techniques, and processes

Physical Requirements Of Position

  • Frequent bending and continuous twisting for the purpose of working on equipment from below level to overhead, picking, gathering and packing orders from shelves to conveyors and loading and combining orders, adding raw materials to blends and weigh-up
  • Frequent computer operation (e.g., typing, reading monitor, etc.) for up to 6 hours.
  • Frequent gripping for up to 6 hours, for the purpose of operating hand and power tools, equipment hand controls, gripping ropes and/or chains, and selecting and grabbing product for mixing, packing, or shipping/receiving
  • Continuous lifting and carrying of 50-pound packed boxes and equipment
  • Continuous standing and walking for up to 8 hours.
  • Continuous use of upper body (arms, wrists, hands) for up to 12 hours
  • Continuous twisting for the purpose of picking, gathering and packing orders from shelves to conveyors, adding raw materials in weigh-up and blending, and turning while driving moving vehicles
  • Frequent climbing for the purpose of climbing on and off equipment on ladders.

About

What’s special about this facility:

The Plastics Plant manufactures and screen prints products that support multiple operations across Amway Manufacturing. As a Plastics Packaging Technician in the plant, you will be part of a collaborative team, learning all aspects of the plant’s operations. This role will include performing set-up and process adjustments while performing autonomous and preventative maintenance tasks. The department’s foundation is built on the culture of the team with supporting one another and owning business results. This has led to new and exciting key initiatives for the plant designed to build sustainability for our customers well into the future of the business.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Salary : $20 - $22

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