Production Technician
Plastipak · Plastipak - Plant City, FL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at Plastipak (packaging) in Plastipak - Plant City, FL.
- Tools it names
- Extrusion, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 63 live postings that list pay, out of 1043 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Florida plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 24 other live production postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $69k–$87k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 96%
- Lean 32%
- Root cause 24%
- 5S 20%
- ✓ EHS / safety 20%
- SAP 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Plastipak in Plastipak - Plant City
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
Full description from PlastipakAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
are met by performing quality checks for specifications, such as bottle weights & dimensions
- ✓Join with your team to identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, reliability, quality & scrap reduction
- ✓Grow your skills through formal & side-by-side training, and have opportunities for career advancement
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As a Production Technician, you operate equipment to manufacture plastic containers for leading consumer brands. 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
- •Comfort: Our food-grade facility is exceptionally clean & climate-controlled!
- •State-of-the-Art Equipment: Work with our top of the line injection, blow molding & extrusion equipment from industry leaders, such as Sidel and Husky, as well as our own proprietary technologies!
You Will
- •Operate a variety of top-of-the-line blow molding manufacturing equipment in a clean, safe & 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 & perform routine preventative maintenance
- •Assure Plastipak customer
You Have
- •Ability to work Nights 6:45 om - 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 as a Manufacturing Production Technician working with equipment used for high-volume production
- •Working knowledge of injection 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 accommodatio
You’ll Earn
- •$20 & up, based on experience
- •Night shift includes a shift differential of $0.75
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