Machine Operator

Join ALPLA: Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Build a career, not just a job. Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oral, PepsiCo, and many more. As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed. At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.

Health and wellness care program benefits include child care benefits, dependent care cost savings program, recognition programs, promotional opportunities, 401K retirement plan with excellent matching plan, medical, dental, vision plan, education assistance program/tuition reimbursement, short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

What you will enjoy doing includes overall line responsibility from production to packaging, starting and stopping the machine, performing parison controls, monitoring material control, performing regular quality control throughout the shift and visual quality checks, preparing machine for mold change, ensuring goods are produced in correct quantity and in accordance with agreed specifications, accurately recording goods produced, and problems encountered during shift, line clearance performance, autonomous maintenance activities, assisting Machine Operator II/Shift Supervisor/Mold Change Team with mold/color changes as needed, working together in a team, maintaining good housekeeping in and around the machine and within department, and performance metrics.

Competencies include ensuring accountability, decision quality, communicating effectively, instilling trust, collaborating, and valuing differences. What makes you great includes a high school diploma or equivalent, technical/mechanical background in plastics industry preferred, basic computer skills, demonstrated mechanical ability, and physical demands such as standing, walking, reaching, lifting, and adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).

ALPLA is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.