Plant Operations
Furnace, forming, cold end, and packaging roles across four U.S. plants.
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One Anchor. Built by many.
Glass is made by people who care about the details. Our teams run furnaces, molds, labs, and trucks — and take real ownership of the result.
~1,300 people, four plants, five operating states. Here is what the work is actually like — whether you are thinking about joining, or already on the floor.
Where you fit
Career areas across our plants and offices
Engineering & Maintenance
Process, mechanical, and reliability work keeping lines running around the clock.
Quality & Lab
Inspection, testing, and quality management from batch house to finished pallet.
Commercial & Corporate
Sales, design support, supply chain, finance, and logistics based in Tampa, Florida.
Why Anchor
What makes this a good place to work
Six things people tell us they value about working here — from the first shift to the twentieth year.
Safety leads the shift
Safety is our first strategic pillar — the same standard at every plant, ahead of output.
Work you can see
Furnaces, molds, forming lines, labs, and loading docks. By the end of a shift there is something physical you made.
Small crews, real ownership
Plant teams are close enough that your name is known, your judgment is used, and your work is not anonymous.
Room to move up
The people who learn the process are the first ones we look to when a lead, supervisor, or technical role opens.
A product that comes back
Glass is infinitely recyclable, and returned cullet goes straight back into the batch — the work has a point.
Four plants, five states
Lawrenceburg, Shakopee, Elmira, Henryetta, and headquarters in Tampa — the same craft in different communities.
Life on the floor
What the work is actually like
The furnace never goes out
Glass is made around the clock, so plant work runs in shifts that include nights, weekends, and rotating patterns. Each posting on Workday names the schedule for that role.
PPE and safety routines
Safety glasses, gloves, and hearing protection are part of the floor, along with the routines that keep a hot plant predictable.
Fix it, then improve it
Maintenance and reliability work is constant, and continuous improvement is expected — the person running the line usually sees what needs to change.
Learn the trade, not just the job
Hot end, cold end, inspection, and maintenance are all adjacent. Most people here end up knowing more of the process than the job title suggests.
Already at Anchor
For the people already on the shift
This page is not only for applicants. If you work here now, the same openings are open to you, and the shortest route to the next role usually runs through the plant you are standing in.
Every opening is yours too
Roles on this page are posted on Workday. If you already work at Anchor, apply the same way and let your supervisor or plant HR know you're interested.
From operator to lead
Lead, supervisor, and technical tracks are filled from the floor as often as from outside. Learning the line is the experience that counts here.
A role at another plant
Openings appear across Lawrenceburg, Shakopee, Elmira, Henryetta, and Tampa. A move between plants starts as a conversation with HR.
Send us someone you trust
Plant teams grow by word of mouth. If you know someone who would fit the shift and the standard, send them the Workday link.
Pay, benefits, and shift details are set per plant and role — the Workday posting and your offer spell them out.
Ask a general questionHow hiring works
From application to first shift
Apply on Workday
Submit through the posting so it reaches the right plant's recruiting team.
A conversation
A call or a sit-down about your experience, your availability, and the shift pattern.
See the plant
Most plant roles include a walk-through, so you can see the line before you decide.
Offer and first shift
Paperwork, safety orientation, and a first shift working alongside your crew.
Open roles
We're hiring across our plants and offices
Anchor Glass is hiring in multiple plant locations. These are the roles we are currently recruiting for — click any listing to apply on our Workday careers site.
Don't see the right fit? Browse all open roles on Workday.
Guiding principles
Five principles, every shift.
These are the same principles we hold ourselves to with customers — they are also how we treat each other on the floor.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement
- Ownership
- Accountability
- Teamwork