Process Technician - Nights

About ALPLA

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more. As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. We invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• Identify and monitor critical parameters to ensure all assigned machines operate safely, efficiently, and reliably according to recommended guidelines
• Test and validate that a quality product is consistently produced
• Test and validate that processes are optimizing equipment to the fullest extent
• Ensure all required raw materials are available and defect-free prior to processing
• Identify, monitor, and report inconsistencies across all shifts not worked; create and implement corrective action plans to address discrepancies
• Perform minor repairs to molds and molding equipment
• Develop and deliver training for department personnel as needed
• Lead continuous improvement efforts related to processes, procedures, and training to support high customer satisfaction
• Perform and document product sampling
• Maintain and supervise cleanliness, organization, and proper working condition of assigned machines and tools

Requirements

Education/Experience:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in Injection Molding
• Experienced in either Toolmaking, Mechanic or Electric/Electronic systems

Qualifications/Skills:

• Able to work in a team environment
• Effectively manages time as a resource; gives balanced attention to appropriate long-term and short-term priorities
• Must have flexible work availability
• Ability to prioritize, plan and execute duties with minimal supervision
• Able to lift up to 60 lbs. and stand for a minimum of 12 hours

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.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally 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
• 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
• Must act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA)