Utility Technician

As a Utility Technician, you will operate the downstream machinery within our facility. Providing plastic containers to leading consumer brands with quality and precision. 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.

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 30 years & offer job stability through market uncertainty
  
  

You Will

• Operate automated palletizers, conveyor systems, automated stretch wrappers, and banders to achieve optimal results.
• Adhere to all BOS and SAP standards and activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment & perform routine preventative maintenance.
• Join with your team to identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, reliability, quality & scrap reduction
• Be responsible for reporting food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Assist Process Technician's in documentation of production losses.
  
  

You Have

• Ability to work the following schedule: 6:45 pm - 7:15 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 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment working with equipment used for high-volume production
• Working knowledge of extrusion or blow molding equipment is preferred
• Hydraulics, pneumatics & electrical mechanical basic knowledge
• Ability to troubleshoot & problem solve
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without a reasonable accommodation.
  
  

As a Plastipak Associate, you receive a benefits package offering the following:

• 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
  
  

Plastipak is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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