Process Technician Lead
AptarGroup · Wisconsin
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level process role at AptarGroup (packaging) in Wisconsin. You Will.
- They ask for
- 8+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Injection molding
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $47k–$71k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 41 manufacturing technician openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 185 other live process postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 3+)
Typical $65k–$83k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 36%
- ✓ Root cause 24%
- ✓ Injection molding 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at AptarGroup
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from AptarGroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Education
- ✓High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
Required Skills
- ✓Minimum 5–8 years of injection molding process experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment (closures experience preferred).
- ✓Demonstrated mastery of mold setup, startup, and process troubleshooting.
- ✓Advanced understanding of plastic material behavior and processing conditions.
- ✓Proven ability to diagnose multi-variable process instability.
- ✓Experience mentoring or coaching technical employees.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, process sheets, and basic schematics.
- ✓Strong communication and documentation skills.
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!!! Up to $5,000 POTENTIAL RETENTION BONUS !!!
Join our team and Be You Be Aptar.
Aptar is seeking a Process Technician Lead based in Mukwonago, WI this position will be fully onsite. This role provides advanced technical support and shift-level leadership for high-speed, high-cavitation injection molding operations within a closures manufacturing environment.
This role combines expert-level process troubleshooting with structured coaching, training accountability, and shift-level process stability ownership. The Process Technician Lead supports Process Technician I–III development, drives process discipline, and partners with Process Tech Supervisor, Engineering and Production to ensure standard process are being followed and improving uptime, scrap performance, and system consistency.
This is not solely an advanced individual contributor role. It includes formal mentorship, technical direction, and shift-level accountability for process standards
As a Process Technician Lead , You Will
- •Lead troubleshooting of complex molding process instability, including fill imbalance, short shots, flash, splay, burn, dimensional drift, and cosmetic defects.
- •Stabilize high-cavitation molds through structured analysis of the four plastic variables (heat, pressure, time, and distance).
- •Oversee startup validation and ensure documented process windows are followed.
- •Escalate chronic instability to Process Engineering with structured diagnostic documentation.
- •Lead structured root cause analysis (RCA) events related to process performance.
Preferred Skills
- +RJG Master Molder or equivalent scientific molding training.
- +Experience in high-cavitation closures manufacturing.
- +Experience supporting multi-shift operations.
- +Exposure to process validation or mold qualification activities.
Who We Are
At Aptar, we leverage insights, design, engineering and science to develop drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies for many of the world’s leading brands. Aptar in turn makes a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of patients and consumers around the world. Our innovations nasal drug delivery for emergency medicines, precise fragrance applications, mess-free ketchup dispensing for kids, connected technologies that support patients in adhering to their treatments and much more
With manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, Asia , and South America, and a dedicated team of over 13,000 employees in about 20 countries, Aptar is committed to creating impactful innovations for our customers and their consumers.
Our Culture
At Aptar, our success is driven by the individuals who contribute their unique talents and perspectives every day. We believe that when you bring your authentic self to work, we all thrive.
How We Support Our Employees
- •An exciting, inclusive and value-based working environment
- •Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities.
- •Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.
- •Contribute to the communities where we reside.
- •Innovative benefits plan which includes: 401k & Retirement Savings plan, vacation, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet insurance, wellness plan, and generous paid maternity/paternity leave.
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