When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.”  ~Jon Fain, CEO

Join the team behind our custom compounds. 

Join the Teknor Apex Team and you will enjoy many perks and benefits:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision with extremely LOW deductibles
• Low-cost insurance plan - 85% paid by the company
• Wellness program to earn substantial discounts for medical premiums
• Up to 7% Employer Contribution to 401K
• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays
• Pay Increases throughout the first year of employment and annual merit increases
• Quarterly Perfect Attendance Incentives
• Employee Recognition Program – earn points to purchase a wide variety of amazing products

General Functions:

Utility Operator:

• Package PVC Compound in bags, boxes, and bulk.
• Label packaging, assembling boxes according to instructions on schedule.
• Assemble boxes and various other responsibilities.
• Interpret schedule to correctly label production packaging.
• Monitor finished material for proper quality.
• Operate fork truck and electric hand truck safely.
• Utilize the proper tools for the job being done.
• Utilize exact weight scales and floor scales to properly weigh finished product. 

Unit Operator:

•      Operate either a Banbury type batch mixer or a continuous mixer.
•      Operate Pelletizing system.
•      Collect data on production area.
•      All Utility Operator functions listed above. 

Blender Loader:

• Load and clean ribbon blenders.
• Weigh compound ingredients.
• Sample and transfer samples to lab.

Console Operator:

• All blender loader functions listed above.
• Read and understand schedule.
• Add bulk oil and resin to blenders.

Compounder:

• All Blender Loader functions listed above.
• To make sure that small ingredients are weighed and labeled correctly. 

Positions offered are both challenging and rewarding and have excellent growth opportunities.