
Extrusion Blow Molding Technician
Rochester, NYFull-time$30–34/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Kelly Services is hiring an Extrusion Blow Molding Technician for a manufacturing client in New York. The technician sets up and adjusts molding equipment, performs mold and tooling changeovers, verifies product quality, troubleshoots issues, and carries out preventive maintenance. The role includes second- or third-shift schedules, overtime, and an on-call rotation. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED; two years of extrusion blow molding experience is preferred.
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DIRECT HIRE
$5,000 SIGN ON BONUS
MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION START ON DAY 1
RELOCATION BASED ON LOCATION
For those who want to keep growing, learning, and evolving. We at Kelly® hear you, and we’re here for you! We’re seeking an Extrusion Blow Molding Technician to work at a premier manufacturing client in New York, NY. Sound good? Take a closer look below. You owe it to yourself to consider this great new opportunity.
Salary/Pay Rate/Compensation: $30.00 - $34.00/hour
Shifts:
2nd or 3rd shift, 2nd Shift: Monday–Friday, 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m., plus overtime every other weekend, 3rd Shift: Monday–Friday, 10:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m., plus overtime every other weekend. Willingness to work overtime, weekends, rotating schedules as needed and participate in an on-call rotation is expected, standing and walking for a full shift.
Why you should apply to be Extrusion Blow Molding Technician:
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Competitive pay rate with additional shift differential for 2nd shift
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$5,000 sign-on bonus (ask your recruiter for eligibility and payment details)
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Medical, dental, and vision benefits start on Day 1
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Paid time off, company holidays, and paid parental leave
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Relocation assistance available based on location
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Annual performance bonus, merit increases, and career advancement opportunities
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401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, and comprehensive insurance options
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Work with a respected industry leader manufacturing products that support scientists, healthcare professionals, and researchers globally
What’s a typical day as Extrusion Blow Molding Technician? You’ll be:
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Setting up and starting extrusion blow molding and other molding machines per production schedules
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Performing mold changes, tooling changeovers, and equipment setups safely and efficiently
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Installing, aligning, and removing molds, tooling, and machine components
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Adjusting process parameters for optimal product quality and productivity
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Monitoring machine performance and making process adjustments as needed
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Conducting first-piece inspections and supporting ongoing product quality verification
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Troubleshooting molding, tooling, material, process, and equipment issues to minimize downtime
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Performing preventive maintenance on molds, tooling, machines, and associated equipment
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Collaborating with production, maintenance, quality, automation, and engineering teams
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Mentoring or training other employees and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
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Following all safety, quality, GMP, and company policies and procedures
This job might be an outstanding fit if you:
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Have a high school diploma or GED (technical training preferred)
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Demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
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Bring experience setting up, operating, or troubleshooting molding machines in manufacturing
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Have knowledge of plastics materials and processing techniques
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Are comfortable working independently and as part of a team
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Show a strong commitment to safety, quality, documentation, and continuous improvement
Preferred:
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Two years of extrusion blow molding process technician experience
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Experience with injection blow molding or injection molding (or willingness to learn extrusion)
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Familiarity with engineering plastics and resins (HDPE, LDPE, PP, PMP, FEP, PFA)
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Experience with industry-standard equipment (Bekum, Davis-Standard, Kautex, Milacron, Graham, Plastiblow, etc.)
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Understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and basic electrical systems
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Experience with automated manufacturing equipment, robotics, or vision inspection systems
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Background in regulated manufacturing environments
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Experience mentoring or training others
Physical Requirements:
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Ability to stand and walk for a full shift, bend, reach, and lift up to 40 lbs
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Comfortable working around loud equipment, elevated temperatures, and moving machinery
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Must adhere to cleanroom requirements (no jewelry, makeup, exposed piercings, etc.)
What happens next
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.
Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work. Apply to be Extrusion Blow Molding Technician today!
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,566 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30–34/hr
- New York median$23–32/hr48 hourly ranges
- US median$24–29/hr766 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $32/hr, is 13% above the New York median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the top quarter of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 89 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in New York and 1,566 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Northrop Grumman6 open
- Global Foundries5 open
- ThermoFisher Scientific5 open
- Experience
- Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (870 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 748 of the 1,566 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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