Shift Supervisor - Nightshift

About the Role

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands. 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

• 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

Schedule

12-hour shifts from 6 pm to 6:30 am on a 2-2-3 rotation, working every other weekend. Candidate must be open to start initial training on 8-hour dayshifts, Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities

• Running Production Area
  • Ensures goods are produced and packaged in correct quantities in accordance with agreed specifications
  • Accurately records goods produced and problems encountered during shift to ensure smooth changeover of shifts
  • Performs mold changes with the Machine Operator
  • Ensures the good quality of the product
  • Ensures all employees understand and follow company policies and procedures
  • Ensures all employees work in a safe manner by following company regulations
• Leading the Team
  • Ensures team works together as efficiently as possible
  • Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training
  • Ensures adequate staffing to cover absenteeism and holidays, as well as normal operations
  • Correctly records time and attendance of team
  • Performs performance evaluations on a regular basis
• Other
  • Attends meetings with Production Manager
  • Reviews employee concerns and issues with the Production Manager
  • Maintains good housekeeping within department

The position description is not all inclusive and all employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent
• Technical engineering background
• Supervisory experience required, preferably in the plastics industry
• Good process knowledge

Qualifications & Skills

• Computer literate
• Ability to train personnel

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 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 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)