Micro Mold Co. Inc. and Plastikos Inc. Receive Accolades Within the Manufacturing Community

Local manufacturers and sister companies, Micro Mold Co. Inc. and Plastikos & Plastikos Medical were recently named 3^rd and 4^th place, respectively, in the 2024 Best Places to Work in Manufacturing results. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in Manufacturing was created by Best Companies Group and recently announced at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo.

This nation-wide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in the manufacturing industry, benefiting the nation’s economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2024 Best Places to Work in Manufacturing list is made up of only seven companies across the country.

President and General Manager, Philip Katen says “At Plastikos, Plastikos Medical and Micro Mold, our team works diligently each and every day to ‘Make the Impossible… to Make Life Better’ in close collaboration with our customers to produce the life-enhancing medical devices and electronic components that positively impact the lives of tens-of-millions of people around the world. I am so proud of our team, and this recognition of Micro Mold and Plastikos & Plastikos Medical as two of the top five “Best Places to Work in Manufacturing” across the U.S. serves as a true point of pride for every individual on our team.”

To be considered for Best Places to Work in Manufacturing, companies had to participate in a two-part survey process. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience which accounted for approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and also analyzed the data to determine the Top seven “Best Places to Work” list.

This isn’t the first time the Erie, PA based family-owned companies have been recognized for workplace excellence. In 2014, Micro Mold took the number one spot and Plastikos followed with number two in Plastics News’ inaugural 2014 Best Places to Work award. Building a strong culture continues to be a cornerstone philosophy for the molder and moldmaker. The approach has consistently earned awards for both companies, including most recently, the MAPP (Manufactures Association for Plastics Processors) 2024 Safety Gold Achievement Award, which recognizes exceptional workplace safety throughout the prior year.