Downstream Operator at Alpla Inc.

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 Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits


• 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

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Main Purpose of the Job:

To move finished products from packaging equipment to warehouse and to achieve and maintain company established goals in efficiency, quality and safety by following all procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Start / Stop the palletizer/De-pal


• Makes minor process adjustments to ensure good quality and efficiency


• Performs regular quality control throughout the shift and visual quality checks


• Prepares machine for changeovers


• Changing speed and cycle times


• Troubleshooting


• Ensures goods are produced in current quantity and in accordance with agreed specifications


• Accurately records goods purchased and problems encountered during shift


• Ensures all product moved to warehouse is properly labeled


• Ensures all counts are correct on each pallet moved to the warehouse


• Ensures accurate inventory counts of finished products


• Removal of rejected product to quarantine area


• Make sure that lines are stocked with correct and sufficient material Housekeeping


• Working together in a team environment


• Maintain good housekeeping in and around the machine and within department


• Shipping and receiving

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, use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• The employee is regularly required to talk and 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.

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). #BOW2 #ENTRYLEVEL

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.

What Makes You Great

Experience Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5 years of experience as ALPLA Machine Operator I or at least 3 years equivalent experience
• Forklift or “Walk Behind” Forklift experience preferred

Qualification/Skills:

• Capable of lifting 25 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
• Basic computer skills
• Demonstrated mechanical ability