From Recruitment to Retention: How Plascon Attracts & Keeps Top Talent

Plascon Marks 25 Years of Excellence in Food Grade Flexible Packaging

As Plascon celebrates our 25th Anniversary this year, we thought you might like to learn more about what makes our company tick.  You already know about our superior line of food grade packaging, but would you also like a peak at the inside world of Plascon and our talented team?

Plascon Employees Make All the Difference!

There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins! More than vision, strategy, innovation, advertising, or even technology, it is ultimately people that establish organizational success.

To recruit the best talent, we focus on creating a positive culture within our organization. This means promoting an environment of respect, enjoyment, and collaboration. Promoting a positive culture will not only attract top talent but will also retain current employees.

We value all ninety employees around us by celebrating wins, sharing credit, and building each other up. One thing we do to make employees feel valued is to provide recognition. We have a peer-to-peer recognition program, which was developed in Q2 of 2024, to celebrate successful projects together. All employees are encouraged to recognize a peer when they see someone going above and beyond. Individuals receive immediate recognition with free vending coupons and a chance to win $500.00 at the end of the year. Doug Hewitt, Production Manager, recently recognized Melanie Way, Team Lead, for shoveling off sidewalks numerous times. Gary Rollins, Conversion Operator, recognized Michael Snyder, Technician, for helping with a roll of film when the jack moved. We also recognize employee work anniversaries to thank employees for each year they choose Plascon with a gift card.

Fun in the Workplace

We all work hard, and it’s the sense of humor that we share that makes it fun to work together. No one benefits from 24/7 “seriousness”, and no one wants to work for a company that takes itself way too seriously. Life’s short. Get things done but make them fun. If a company culture is all work and no play, then wave goodbye to retention. We often send GIFs to one another just to keep people smiling. You will see employees’ heads bob to the beats of the music that is playing within production areas. You will see potlucks organized by employees across the entire organization or gatherings for employees and family members. I still remember my first human resources jobs where the Company required formal attire each day with a Company Logo shirt. Where is the fun with that? It brought laughter when an employee (shout out to Cindi Stein) who was dressed up like a bird for Halloween, paraded around the offices.

It Takes a Village....

Making a business successful literally takes a village. While many organizations have teams focused on organizational enhancements, sometimes the best ideas come from unexpected places. Our employee suggestion program is one way to gain access to ideas that might be taking shape in those places. It gives all employees in all parts of our organization an opportunity to voice their thoughts on how to make the workplace better, faster, and more engaging. Forty employee suggestions were received in 2024 and twenty-two of those ideas were implemented. Ideas that were implemented by employees across our organization included process improvements by changing scrap containers, increased seating capacity in our employee break room, PPE improvements by offering different sizes of disposable leg covers used in the Clean Room, offering tool pouches, and having a lint roller available. Bill Kik, Blown Films Technician, had an idea to coordinate color folders by film lines and create large signs to label the blown film production lines with their associated numbers that match the color scheme of the work order folders. This helps visitors and new employees easily identify production lines. Aaron Thomas suggested to digitize Saftea Production Sheets, which is estimated to save $2,750 a year by speeding up paperwork.

Learn More About Our Products

Visit our website or contact us to learn more about our flexible packaging options including Saftea^® Liner, Cook Chill Bags & Accessories, Box Liners, and more!