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…
Read MoreHoffer 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…
Read MoreHoffer 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…
Read MoreMolding 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…
Read More5 Keys to Minimizing Your Risks When Outsourcing Medical Molding
Manufacturing is a people business. Over 70 years at Hoffer Plastics, it’s one of the most important lessons we’ve learned. Nowhere is that truer than in custom medical molding, where the health and safety of people – more specifically, patients – is on the line. Medical product manufacturers are rightly concerned about minimizing risks wherever…
Read MoreHoffer 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…
Read MoreReduce. 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…
Read MoreHoffer 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…
Read MoreHoffer Plastics Partners with Food for Greater Elgin to Combat Food Insecurity
Donations Drive Facility Expansion, Paving the Way for Hundreds of Bright Futures A singular focus on doing the right thing is at the heart of Hoffer Plastics’ vision. For the 70-year-old company, that means opening its doors and its heart in everyday ways to embrace the greater Elgin community. With this focus on Service in…
Read MoreHoffer Plastics to Participate in U46 School District’s 20-23 Explore Event
Company celebrates Manufacturing Day by showcasing career opportunities to eighth grade students. Education is the key to unleashing a brighter future and at Hoffer Plastics, the passion for igniting a brighter future has passed from generation to generation of family leadership. As the company continues to uphold its service-driven values and a long-standing commitment to…
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