Toolmaker

About ALPLA

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that creates innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, and Pepsi. We value our employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation, and sustainability.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs and promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan with excellent matching
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short-term, long-term, and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Responsibilities

Main Purpose of the Job: Responsible for mold shop operations, including mold cleaning, inspection, maintenance, repairs, and inventory control of all mold-related spare parts.

• Mold Maintenance: Cleaning, inspecting, preventative maintenance, repairing/corrective maintenance, and documentation
• Machining modifications – reporting any/all changes to Supervisor & Technical Center
• Maintenance – assists in modifying and repairing parts as needed
• Inventory Control: Maintain accurate/current records of all mold-related drawings and spare parts quantities
• Order spare and/or replacement parts as needed
• Work closely with Production Planners to align toolroom activities and mold readiness with overall production goals
• Act as liaison between plant and external mold vendors, supplying needed documentation
• Main contact for the technical department and communication between NOAM Mold Specialists on all mold-related matters

Performance Measurements: Ability to meet timelines to minimize production downtime, accuracy and precision, safety, and quality.

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

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three or more years of related experience
• Completion of Technical College or equivalent Apprenticeship Program is preferred

Skills

• Able to read, draw, and communicate technical drawings
• Proficient in working to precision tolerances in operation of Milling Machines, Lathes, and Surface Grinders
• Good computer skills
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs

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
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 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)