What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plastic Container Production Technician position at Plastipak Holdings?
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Plastic Container Production Technician to join our team at Plastipak Holdings. As a key member of our production team, you will be responsible for operating high-volume injection and blow molding equipment to manufacture rigid plastic containers.
About Our Company
At Plastipak Holdings, we take pride in maintaining the highest standards of quality products and fostering a positive work environment. We are proud to be recognized as one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Set schedules: You will work a rotating 2-week standard schedule of 3 days, then 4 days, which equates to 15 working days per month as a full-time associate.
- Stability and 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 44 years and offer job stability through market uncertainty.
- Advancement: We prioritize promotion from within.
- State-of-the-art equipment: You will work with our top-of-the-line blow molding and injection molding equipment from industry leaders, such as Sidel and Husky, as well as our own proprietary technologies.
What You Will Do
- Operate a variety of top-of-the-line injection and blow molding manufacturing equipment in a clean, safe, and 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 and perform routine preventative maintenance.
- Assure Plastipak customer requirements are met by performing quality checks for specifications, such as bottle weights and dimensions.
- Join with your team to identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, reliability, quality, and scrap reduction.
- Grow your skills through formal and side-by-side training, and have opportunities for career advancement.
Requirements
- Able to work the following schedule: 6:45 pm – 7:00 am 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 year of experience as a Manufacturing Production Technician working with equipment used for high-volume production.
- Working knowledge of injection or blow molding equipment is preferred.
- Hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical mechanical basic knowledge.
- Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Compensation and Benefits
- $20.00 and up, based on experience.
- Night shift includes a shift differential of $1.50.
- Wellness Programs.
- Health Insurance Coverage, including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
- EAP, Employee Assistance Program.
- Life Insurance.
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
- Disability Insurance: Short-Term and Long-Term.
- Accidental Insurance.
- Critical Illness Insurance.
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
- 401(k) Plan, with Company Matching Contribution and Profit Sharing feature.
- Paid Time Off – 80 hours within 1st year and subsequent increases.
- Paid Company Holidays.
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
- Caregiving via Pet Insurance.
- Tuition Assistance Program.
- Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program.
- Travel Assistance.
- Employee Discount Programs.
