Process Technician
Plastipak · Plastipak - Garland, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 30+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Plastipak (packaging) in Plastipak - Garland, TX.
- They ask for
- 30+ years
- Tools it names
- Extrusion, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 16 other live process postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (30+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- SPC 53%
- Root cause 35%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Plastipak
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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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!
- •Peace of Mind: We’ve been in the community for 30 years & offer job stability through market uncertainty
- •State-of-the-Art Equipment: Work with our top of the line 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 extrusion & 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 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 as a Manufacturing Production Technician 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 lbs. individually and up to 70 lbs. with a team lift, 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