Closure Production Technician
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering
Description
After 40 years of providing Coca-Cola with high quality PET plastic bottles, Western Container is now searching for a Closure Specialist to lead our next venture into compression-molded closures! If you have closure experience and will thrive on the challenge and excitement of starting up a new product line, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for!
Western Container may not be a household name, but our bottles can be found in nearly every household west of the Mississippi. Our company was founded by a group of Coca-Cola bottlers over 40 years ago and since then we have become the premier manufacturer of plastic beverage bottles for the Coca-Cola bottling industry, supplying over 6 billion bottles and preforms annually.
This great opportunity is available at our location in Tolleson, AZ, a fast-paced operation with state-of-the-art plastics manufacturing equipment, including 13 injection molding presses and 4 blow molding machines. As with all positions at Western Container, this position requires an emphasis on quality and safety. Western Container is a very fast-paced operation, and we pride ourselves on our clean and safe environment.
Requirements- Safely and efficiently operate equipment, including molders, folders, slitters, and printers.
- Ensure equipment is operated within established operating parameters.
- Perform order changes and complete line clearance functions.
- Ensure that product is produced according to Quality Control Plans and Quality Standards.
- Perform Quality inspections and procedures.
- Perform non-conformance isolations for current work order at the pack-out area.
- Communicate any machine or quality issues requiring mechanical adjustment or repair.
- Accurately and completely document activities in SPC charting and Downtime database.
- Understand and abide by applicable OSHA and environmental regulations.
- Be responsible for achieving safety and quality goals.
- Keep work area clean and organized, and perform other duties as assigned.
- Ability to follow directions and work well in a team.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Interested in Continuous Improvement and able to thrive in a self-directed environment.
- Must be detail-oriented.
- Must have the ability to multi-task.
- Must possess exceptional organizational skills.
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