Packaging Machinery Technicians

Union membership may be a requirement for some jobs, depending on union activity at a particular company. Unions are more likely to represent workers at large-scale national and international corporations. Field service technicians are usually not unionized. Maintenance technicians and assemblers may be organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters or the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. In addition, some technicians may be represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the GMP Council: Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers (United Steelworkers).

The Institute of Packaging Professionals is an association that provides educational and networking opportunties for packaging machinery technicians. Additionally, many groups are organized based on the primary material used by the engineer or the type of product being packaged. Visit Packaging World's Web site (https://www.packworld.com) for a comprehensive list of dozens of organizations.