Highland Plastics is a 30-year manufacturer of extruded sheet and roll products for the automotive industry, with strong growth plans ahead. We're hiring for our night shift on a 5-day, 24-hour operation.
Production Line Operator — Night Shift (Midnight–8:00 AM)
Pay & Benefits
- $20/hr base + $1.00/hr shift premium
- ~$5/hr in additional benefits value
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Fully-funded short- and long-term disability insurance
- $100,000 life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit sharing, PTO, and employee assistance program
- Full on-the-job training — no prior extrusion experience required
What You'll Do
- Safely operating a forklift
- Disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling industrial machinery (some components exceed 400°F)
- Starting up extrusion lines by completing pre-start checklists and setting parameters to spec
- Troubleshooting process issues and adjusting equipment to keep product within quality tolerances
- Taking QC measurements and logging them accurately
- Packaging finished goods (stacking sheet or winding rolls)
- Granulating scrap and maintaining a clean, safe work area
This role blends setup, machine operation, and quality control — ideal for someone who wants variety and autonomy rather than repetitive, single-task work.
What We're Looking For
- Reliable attendance and strong work ethic (extrusion is a continuous process — we depend on every shift showing up) *PLEASE BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE SHIFT YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AS THIS WILL BE YOUR SHIFT LONG TERM*
- Basic computer literacy for logging production and quality data
- Comfort with physically demanding, hot work environments
- Prior factory experience is a plus, but not required
