Custom thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging for medical, food, and retail
Placon manufactures thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging across medical device, food, and retail verticals. The tech stack is heavily Oracle-dependent (EBS, Fusion, Cloud) paired with Snowflake and Fivetran for data integration, suggesting a manufacturing operation moving toward consolidated analytics. Hiring is manufacturing-heavy (12 of 25 active roles) with junior-skewed seniority, while pain points cluster around quality, OTIF, and order accuracy—typical of production environments scaling operations or implementing process discipline.
Notable leadership hires: Production Shift Lead
Placon designs and manufactures custom thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging from its Madison, Wisconsin headquarters, serving medical device, food, and retail markets. The company offers end-to-end capabilities including design, prototyping, tool design and build, thermoforming, injection molding, pre-print, labeling, and decorating services. Placon also operates a recycling and extrusion facility that processes discarded PET bottles into new packaging stock. Founded in 1966, the company operates 501–1,000 employees in the United States.
Placon uses Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion Cloud as core operational systems, Snowflake for data warehousing, Fivetran for data integration, Salesforce for CRM, Power BI for analytics, Jira and Confluence for project management, and Workato for workflow automation.
Placon serves medical device, food, and retail markets with custom thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging, including clamshells, trays, and food containers, with capabilities in both virgin and recycled PET materials.
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