Packaging Operator

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.

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:   

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment
  • Equipment may include, but is not limited to:  
    • Carton Erectors
    • Partition inserters
    • Product inserts/tumble packaging systems
    • Case and top closing equipment
    • Palletizing and stretch wrapping equipment
    • Scrap separation by material type and waste book
    • Rework and grinding activities per material handlingand quality standards  

• Manual responsibilities include:
  • Loading, building, and assembling cartons
  • Hand packaging of bottles
  • Loading labels and packaging materials

• Maintenance includes:
  • Perform routine cleaning and minor preventive maintenance of equipment
  • Complete scheduled weekly equipment cleaning
  • Perform autonomous maintenance tasks per standard procedures

• Material Handling
  • Loading/Unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers, labels, and other raw materials
  • Safely moving materials to and from designated storage locations

• Documentation
  • Accurately document record of finished goods, packaging specifications, and visual quality checks
  • Perform changeovers of various packaging equipment (e.g., case erector, partition inserter, top sealer)
  • Apply correct labels and verify packaging configurations
  • Perform visual quality inspections of bottles, labels, and packaging integrity
  • Perform proper line clearance between production runs
  • Housekeeping of assigned work area

What Makes You Great

Performance Measurements:   

• Labeling Accuracy: Maintains a labeling accuracy rate of 100% by consistently following all labeling procedures without deviation
• Quality Control Compliance: Performs all required quality checks with 100% completion and accuracy, identifying and reporting any defects per standard operating procedures.  
• Line clearance accuracy
• Autonomous maintenance completion

Education/Experience:    

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Min. 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 to hear. 
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move or push up to 55 and/ or move up to 38lbs. 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). 

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. #DAY #Hourly

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