packer

material handler

inspector/packer

senior machine operator

production associate

Airlite Plastics

Over all Airlite is a good company to work for. As a supervisor, I was happy with the hourly wage, but the starting pay for packers is not very good.  Airlite also has good benefits, and opportunities for advancement. 
Airlite has very high turn over with at the packer level, and has a very hard time finding good employees who are willing to work, and show up every day. 
As a supervisor, it makes it very difficult to deal with constant labor shortages, and employees with poor work ethics and attitudes. 
Because Airlite has such a difficult time retaining employees, they tend to coddle the employees they have, so they don't leave, which kind of ties the hands of the supervisor. 
Due to the nature of injection molding, it is very fast pace, because the machines run nearly constant, and you have to maintain packers at the machines at all times. Machines will frequently go up or down, which causes the supervisor to move the labor, and adjust which machines need to run. Some days, this can be a constant battle to move labor around as needed. 
I have worked at Airlite for about 18 months, and during that time, the company has made a lot of changes, some beneficial, some not. They continue to change, and hopefully they will find a formula that will work for all.

Pros:  The full-time people are great, they genuinely want people to stay/grow with the company. 

Cons: Hourly employees have been working mandatory Saturdays (48-58hrs hours a week) since October 2020. 

The only ones that stay are older, single people with no children (and no commitments outside of work). If this isn’t you STAY AWAY. 

Management pretends to care, but only hourly workers have to be there every single Saturday since 2yrs ago until forever.

Also, they WILL LIE to you during the interview. Everyone that’s been hired has been lied to; everyone was told “no Saturdays.” By the time you quit your job and join, it’s too late:

“Work every Saturday forever or we’ll fire you and fight PA Unemployment. Doesn’t matter if we lied to you.”

JOB SEEKER BEWARE. 

Airlite Plastics is a great company to work for because it values its employees just as much as the products it creates. From the start, you can see that teamwork and respect are at the core of the culture. Everyone is encouraged to share ideas, learn new skills, and grow within the company, which makes it a place where you don’t just work—you build a career. Management is approachable and supportive, always looking for ways to improve processes and make the workplace better for everyone. There’s also a strong sense of pride in knowing the company is committed to sustainability and creating products that have a positive impact. Employees feel connected to that mission, which makes the work even more meaningful. Airlite offers stability, growth opportunities, and a family-like environment where people genuinely look out for each other. It’s the kind of company where you feel valued, appreciated, and motivated to do your best every day.

If you're new to the world of work, and you're looking for a good manual labor job, this is for you. The managers are understanding and compassionate people who have worked at the company for a long time. They have tons of opportunities for advancement, whether it's a new level of packer or a look into a new career. They will train you on site for all of those careers. If you're looking for a place to move up to, then you can definitely reach that level given time and effort. 

The only downside I have to say is how much some of the supervisors just seem to hate everyone. There ARE good supervisors, but most of theother supervisors are rude and will cut you down for no reason, even if you're having a laugh about something.

Terrible culture. Management treats people horrible. When issues are brought up to be talk about it in general production floor they don’t want to hear about it and nothing gets done. I saw many hard working employees been asked for more while lazy ones getting away with everything they wanted. If hard working employees refuse to do more because they see no balance they get in trouble while the lazy ones get away with pretty much everything. Culture and management are A BIG NO. Facts always prove off shifts are always around 20-30 people down so that would tell you they can’t keep people and first shift is still low in people even though they normally can get away with everything they want, good luck there.

there is lack of communication. they expect you to be cross trained so they can use you when the person who normally does the job is absent. but don't pay you your value. workplace culture is like being in high school with teenagers. hardest part is dealing with upper management too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Most enjoyable part getting paid weekly. also when is comes to holidays that they let you have off they always find a way for you to have your holiday vacation interrupted by making you work on the weekends. its like you get punished for having holidays off by making you work the weekend during that time. as if companies are just running low on containers but makes no sense when you are constantly making the containers day and night 365. they want you to be a brainwashed robot.

I was offered a position at Airlite Plastics in Nazareth and was genuinely excited to start. Unfortunately, right before my start date, my father became seriously ill, and I reached out to inform them of the emergency. Instead of showing understanding or allowing a short delay in my start date, I was told not to come in at all.
It was a very disappointing experience, especially during such a difficult time. Life happens, and I would’ve appreciated a little compassion and flexibility. Based on this experience, I would caution others who may value an empathetic work environment.

The workplace culture was amazing. I miss working here. The issue is that they don't understand mental health disorders. They do not treat them the same way they do physical health issues. They also do not understand that they cannot ask someone to take on responsibilities unrelated to their job description such as requiring the administrative Assistant to become an HR recruiter/facilitator. They should have hired a second person instead of deciding that "business need dictated a change in responsibility for this role".

I basically just come in do my job and leave. Fix machines and work with other departments.

Management is okay with certain people and not okay with others.
 
One specific shift has an awful mentality that drags down the rest of the entire shift.

Workplace culture is very shift dependent.

The hardest part is trying to get to know people despite the high turnover rate and work around varying types of criminals. They do not vet out anybody depending on what their criminal history is anymore.

Things are constantly changing with little to no input from the employees.

The most enjoyable part is likely cultural diversity, it's hard to say.

They promoted within for a warehouse supervisor we all thought this would be great we’ll we were wrong! I was bullied harassed everyday, I left crying most days because of him and his sidekick my co worker! I worked so hard for them after two months of being at Airlite I was promoted to shipping clerk and always worked overtime for any extra projects they needed done. In the end I reached out to corporate to let them know of the situation and it was completely ignored and I was pushed out!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packer 7 salaries reported	$18.18 per hour
Material handler 7 salaries reported	$17.57 per hour
Inspector/packer 7 salaries reported	$16.93 per hour
Senior machine operator 4 salaries reported	$26.00 per hour
Production associate 4 salaries reported	$16.25 per hour

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