Full-Time

Electrical Production Worker

Posted on 9/10/2025

IPEG

IPEG

201-500 employees

Automation systems for plastics processing

No salary listed

Morton Grove, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Electrical Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED and/or ten (10) + years of direct work experience without formal education
  • Position typically expects three (3) to five (5) years of direct/relevant experience based on scope of the position
  • Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to read electrical schematics
  • Willing and able to work overtime as required
  • Possess problem solving capabilities
  • Must be detail-oriented and able to multitask
  • Maintain composure in a fast-paced, stressful environment
  • Mission focused with a sense of urgency when required
  • Must have a positive attitude and foster a continuous improvement environment
Responsibilities
  • Fabricate electrical sub-assemblies per detailed instructions
  • Wire custom control panels per detailed schematics
  • Hard wire equipment per drawings
  • Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation and record results
  • Adjust, repair, or replace electrical component parts to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications
  • Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths
  • Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions
  • Continually improve processes to ensure safe, efficient, and quality driven practices are in place
  • Maintain a clean and safe environment through a continued program of daily sweeping and general cleaning

IPEG acts as Piovan North America’s regional hub for a group of brands that build automated systems to store, move, and process plastics and related powders. The brands cover drying, blending, conveying, dosing, heat transfer, dedusting, and turnkey systems, enabling end-to-end material handling from raw materials to finished processing. It stands out by offering a single regional hub with a broad, multi-brand portfolio and a global footprint, plus strong local service and support. Its goal is to help plastics companies run efficient, automated material handling—from storage to processing—while using post-consumer recycled polymers and keeping local and global support reliable.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

1999

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Access to formidable North American customer base accelerates US market penetration for Piovan.
  • Retained leadership under Kirk Winstead and John Erkert ensures operational continuity post-acquisition.
  • €100 million debt financing maintains 2.0x pro-forma leverage, preserving growth flexibility.

What critics are saying

  • Full brand integration erodes IPEG independence, risking customer defection to standalone competitors.
  • Centralized Italian control alienates North American clients preferring local decision-making authority.
  • Integration disruptions jeopardize $22 million 2024 earn-out targets, triggering shareholder disputes.

What makes IPEG unique

  • Combines four leading brands—Conair, Thermalcare, Pelletron, Republic Machine—into unified automation platform.
  • Integrates North American customer base with Piovan's circular economy and recycled polymer technologies.
  • Expands production capacity across US, Mexico, and India for chillers and material handling.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Profit Sharing

Performance Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Company News

PiovanGroup
Dec 16th, 2021
PIOVAN ACQUIRES 100% OF THE AMERICAN LEADER IPEG FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, News - Piovan

Read the news of Piovan: PIOVAN ACQUIRES 100% OF THE AMERICAN LEADER IPEG FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Packaging Europe Ltd.
Dec 14th, 2021
Piovan S.p.A acquires IPEG INC

Piovan S.p.A. has signed an agreement to acquire all of IPEG, Inc.’s outstanding shares, in a bid to become the global leader in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bio-resins.

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