Packaging Operator- NIGHTS

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

Schedule: (2-2-3) 12-hour rotating weekends, Nightshift: 6p -6:30a

  What Can You Expect From ALPLA  

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits 
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Main Responsibilities:

• Setup, operate, maintain, troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to:

-carton erectors 

-partition inserters 

-product inserters (MPV, VPM, PLU) 

-foil dispensers 

-top closers 

-palletization equipment 

• Manual responsibilities include: 

-loading, building and make boxes 

-hand packaging of bottles 

-loading labels

• Maintenance includes: 

-perform routine cleaning, and minor maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations 

• Material Handling: 

-Loading/unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers or other raw materials 

• Documentation: 

-Accurately document records of finished goods, packaging specifications, or any visual quality checks 

-Perform changeovers of divers packaging equipment (eg case erector, partition inserter, top sealer, …) 

-Applies correct labels 

-Perform quality check consisting of visual inspection of overall product, labels and packaging integrity for defects

-Housekeeping 

What Makes You Great  

 Performance Measurements:

• Accurately following all labeling procedures 
• Quality checks 

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred 

Additional Requirements:

• Capable of lifting 55 pounds and to stand for a minimum of 12 hours 
• Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously 
• High cleanliness standards for the machines and work area 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, push and pull, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. 
• The employee is occasionally required to sit. 
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift and/or move up to 38 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move or push /pull up to 55 lbs. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA). #entrylevel #FLO

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. 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. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Education

• High School or better

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

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