How do our shifts work? Full time status | Alternating 4 Day Work Week
Day Shift: 6:50 AM - 7:00 PM
Night Shift: 6:50 PM - 7:00 AM
Schedule: 4 Days per week and Benefits Eligible
Additional Hours of Overtime Available
At Radius Packaging, we put people first-our members and our customers. Our culture is guided by The Radius Way: Champion Positive Change, Act with Integrity, Strive for Excellence, Emphasize Community, and Work Together. These principles shape how we lead, collaborate, and grow together.
We don't just talk about culture-we're recognized for it. Radius Packaging is proud to be honored as:
- Plastics News Processor of the Year - the industry's highest distinction
- Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2024 and 2025
- Recipient of the Plastics News Excellence in Employee Relations Award
These recognitions reflect our commitment to continuing education, career advancement, employee recognition, and fostering a supportive, engaging work environment.
Celebrating over 53 years of success, Radius Packaging offers more than a job-we offer a community. Through educational resources, committees, clubs, and company-wide events, our members are supported in their professional growth and overall well-being-financial, mental, physical, and emotional. We continuously invest in our people and empower them to pursue their passions at work, at home, and in their communities.
If you're looking for a workplace that values teamwork, innovation, sustainability, and personal growth, Radius Packaging is where you belong.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Packaging Technician 1 will serve as a production team member to support in-line inspection and final packing of our products according to customer requirements.
JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time; these responsibilities are as follows:
- Packing containers and supporting packing operations in an active, fast-paced environment to meet customer requirements.
- Monitor final verification of containers to ensure they are free of defects and/or debris.
- Perform visual quality checks, ensure adherence to customer specifications, and accurately document all records related to downtime, production, scrap, process deviations, etc.
- Inspect incoming and outgoing packaging to ensure product stability and conformity during shipments.
- Keep work area clean and organized and within 6S standardization.
- Report any equipment failures, safety issues or concerns to leaders.
- Assist production team members in pulling hot plastic.
- Participate in and support continuous improvement efforts throughout the plant, submitting improvement ideas and action items to promote safety, increase productivity or reduce material scrap.
- Work safely, following all safety policies and proactively participating in the safe work of others and the safety of the overall environment.
- Engage in other miscellaneous support work to enable the team to be successful and as requested by plant leadership.
- Assist in the duties of other team members, including helping to clean other areas of the operation, supporting finished goods inventory movement, collecting trash, cardboard, and recycling materials, etc.
- Demonstrate a desire for Radius production improvements, provide examples of safety focus, teamwork initiatives, and illustrate positive contributions to their direct and shared work environment.
- Compliance to GMP, Food Safety, and Food Quality regulations as required by the company, customers, and/or government agencies.
- Always willing to help support other teams with open tasks and projects.
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):
- High School diploma or GED.
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must have reliable means of transportation.
- Ability to speak and write in English is preferred.
- Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment, with at least one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Demonstrated time management skills.
- Demonstrated basic math and measurement skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work with little supervision.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Must be able to operate the proper equipment related to the job in the work cell.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time and lift/carry up to 30 to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to use fingers, hands, and arms for regular tasks.
- Must be able to climb steps, have a good hand-eye coordination, and bend/squat.
- Must be able to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment.
- Must be able to operate effectively in temperatures ranging from 60 to 110 F.
Must be capable of visually detecting defects, depth, colors, variances, and see objects