Packaging Team Lead

About the role

To coordinate job assignments and workflow of Packaging Operators. Coordinates with Shift Supervisor the packaging needs on production equipment. Ensures all lines are adequately supplied with needed materials. For example: Foil Cartons Trays etc. Assists Packaging Operators as needed to ensure a smooth workflow. Sets up and operates multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to: carton erectors, partition inserters, product inserters, top closers, palletization equipment. Ensures labels correctly match the product in facilities where manual labeling is required.

Responsibilities

• To coordinate job assignments and workflow of Packaging Operators.
• Coordinates with Shift Supervisor the packaging needs on production equipment.
• Ensures all lines are adequately supplied with needed materials.
• For example: Foil Cartons Trays etc.
• Affords support to Packaging Operators as needed to ensure a smooth workflow.
• Sets up and operates multiple types of packaging equipment.
• Equipment may include, but is not limited to: carton erectors, partition inserters, product inserters, top closers, palletization equipment.
• Ensures labels correctly match the product in facilities where manual labeling is required.

Requirements

• Education/Experience: HS Diploma or GED
• Experience in manufacturing, preferably within plastics industry

Qualifications/Skills

• Thorough understanding of Health and Safety practices
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Technical understanding (Manufacturing and IT)
• Strong knowledge sharing/training skills

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, 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 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• 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 Makes You Great

• Education/Experience: HS Diploma or GED
• Experience in manufacturing, preferably within plastics industry

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. Equal Opportunity Employer