Packaging Operator
ALPLA Group · Iowa City, IA · 2 days ago
On-siteArt & CreativeInternship
About the role
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 You Will Enjoy Doing
- 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 changeover's 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
Qualifications & Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred
- 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
- 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
- Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear
- Occasionally required to sit
- 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 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)
Benefits
- Health and Wellness Care Program
- 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