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Hoffer Plastics Receives IndustryWeek 2024 Best Plants Award
Recognizing operational excellence, customer focus and ongoing employee engagement SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (September 3, 2024) - Today, Hoffer Plastics, a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, joins the ranks of manufacturing's top leaders as an IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winner. This recognition is a celebration of Hoffer Plastics' dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence across all levels of its manufacturing organization. The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program encourages manufacturing...
Hoffer Plastics Named an Industryweek 2024 Best Plants Finalist, Received Illinois Manufacturing Association’s Community Impact Award
Hoffer Plastics, a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, is pleased to announce two significant achievements. The recognitions showcase a dual commitment to driving higher quality and greater productivity for customers, while strengthening the community through educational opportunities and engagements that provide pathways to a brighter future. Named one of IndustryWeek's 2024 Best Plants Award finalists, Hoffer Plastics is one of just five facilities from across the U.S. to make the cut. The prestigious...
Vote for Hoffer Plastics: Coolest Thing Made in Illinois
Vote for Hoffer Plastics for Illinois Manufacturers' Association's Makers Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois! Our P-15 Tamper Evident Cap and Spout, used by Big Easy Blends, boasts a 46% reduction in plastic compared to similar products on the market today. Plus, it's engineered to seamlessly integrate with today's recyclable materials. Join us in championing forward-thinking products! Vote up to five times per day. Vote Now
Celebrating Three Generations of Manufacturing Innovation & Leadership at Hoffer Plastics
How Thinking Ahead Continues to Propel Hoffer Plastics into the Future Back in 1953, Robert Hoffer started out with a powerful idea: Putting the needs of customers, employees and the community first would drive a successful business. It’s a seemingly simple concept that has led Hoffer Plastics through 70 years of business. Today, into our third generation of family leadership, the course that Bob and Helen set for Hoffer Plastics remains at the heart of...
Five Essential Strategies for Risk Mitigation in Medical Molding Outsourcing
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) recently shared an article authored by Millie Nuno, Hoffer Plastics Vice President of Sales. Read more below about the five essential strategies for risk mitigation in medical molding outsourcing. Selecting the right custom injection molder is more than a business decision; it signifies a commitment to upholding the integrity of medical products and ensuring patient safety. By partnering with custom molders who excel in technical proficiency, innovation, financial stability,...
PlastChicks Host Hoffer Plastics’ Co-CEOs: Family Business Dynamics & Industry Innovation
In a recent episode of the PlastChicks Podcast, sponsored by SPE, hosts Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Lanazuri sat down with Hoffer Plastics’ third-generation leaders, Gretchen Hoffer Farb, Charlotte Hoffer Canning and Alex Hoffer. The Hoffer Plastics Co-CEOs explore the dynamics of navigating a family-owned, full-service custom injection-molding plastics business, their approach to innovation in the plastics industry, as well as the success behind the company’s unique model with three CEOs at the helm. Amidst the...
Hoffer Plastics Empowers Long-Term Career Growth
The belief in nurturing talent, fostering growth and empowering the next generation of leaders in the manufacturing industry has been a guiding principle across generations of family leadership. We continue to attract, retain and inspire the next workforce to grow not only its own future - but that of the manufacturing industry. In fact, we boast an average employee tenure of 14 years! And, our longest-tenured employees have been part of our team for more...
Hoffer Plastics To Showcase Innovative Medical Molding Solutions at MD&M West
Custom injection molder set to exhibit in booth #1566 and present on collaboration to drive product innovation. The medical manufacturing community will soon convene in Anaheim to elevate and advance medical device manufacturing excellence. Among these experts will be Hoffer Plastics (or "the Company"), a custom injection molder, who will exhibit at MD&M West at the Anaheim Convention Center from February 6-9, 2024. Hoffer Plastics expert, Millie Nuno, will also be presenting at SPE/MPD's MiniTec...
Molding the Future
Hoffer Plastics Puts People First to Drive Career and Business Success Market trends evolve. Product demand ebbs and flows. Technologies advance. Yet, at the core of any successful manufacturing operation, there's a crucial constant: the people. We live this truth every day at Hoffer Plastics. For 70 years, our business has always succeeded - and continues to thrive - because of our team members. While the manufacturing industry continues to struggle with a skilled-worker shortage,...
Hoffer Plastics to Host “Feed Your Future” Job Fair
Hoffer Plastics (or the "Company"), a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, is pleased to announce its 'Feed Your Future' Production Job Fair on Thursday, November 16 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The Company will be hosting the fair at its South Elgin facility, 500 N. Collins St. The Job Fair is designed to give prospective employees a behind-the-scenes look at Hoffer Plastics while interviewing the same day. Attendees will have the opportunity to...
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink.
How Hoffer Plastics Is Setting New Standards of Sustainability in Plastics How can we use less material? How can we use it more effectively? How can we give plastics a new life? As a plastics processor, we must keep these questions front and center. It's about the future of our company, our community and our planet. At Hoffer Plastics, we believe we can play an important role in creating critical solutions that support environmental sustainability...
Hoffer Plastics Welcomes Shari Nelson as Director of Human Resources
Hoffer Plastics, a leading provider of custom injection molding solutions, announced the hire of new Director of Human Resources, Shari Nelson, PHR, SHRM-CP, effective immediately. In this pivotal role, Nelson will spearhead the evolution and implementation of Hoffer Plastics' Human Resources strategies while fostering a workplace culture that prioritizes its people. Nelson brings more than 15 years of experience in Human Resources-focused operations and strategy development. Her expertise lies in guiding and managing Human...
