Machine Operator

What You Can Expect from ALPLA

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Childcare and dependent care savings programs
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Hands-on training and professional development
• A stable, growing company committed to sustainability

What Will You Enjoy Doing

• Overall line responsibility from production to packaging
• Ensure goods are produced and packaged in correct quantity and in accordance with agreed specifications
• Accurately records goods produced and problems encountered during shift
• Follow all established quality processes and inspection methods to ensure product quality and promptly escalate any concerns
• Line clearance performance
• Autonomous maintenance check list
• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot packaging equipment
• Build, load and make boxes
• Load labels and guarantee the accuracy of applied labels
• Perform autonomous maintenance
• Weigh scrap and label correctly
• Wrap finished product
• Operate up to 5 production lines simultaneously
• Assists Machine operator II/Supervisor and Mold Change Team with mold/color changes as needed
• Working together in a Team
• Ensure team works together as efficiently as possible
• Maintains good housekeeping within department

Performance Metrics

• Efficiency
• Waste
• 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
• Line clearance accuracy
• Autonomous maintenance completion

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

Qualifications and Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Technical Background in Plastics Industry preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Demonstrated mechanical ability

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 (minimum 12 hours), walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk
• Occasionally required to perform other physical activities as needed
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision
• 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)