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Packaging Team Lead - Nights

Alpla Inc.
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 6 months
Location

Iowa City, IA 52240, US

Salary

$50,000 - $60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement

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  • ALPLA is seeking a candidate with a high school diploma or GED and experience in manufacturing, preferably in the plastics industry, for a position that involves coordinating job assignments and workflow of Packaging Operators.
  • The role requires a thorough understanding of health and safety practices, along with excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness programs, child care benefits, and a 401K retirement plan with excellent matching.
  • Candidates should be prepared for physical demands, including the ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs occasionally, and must adhere to safety standards at all times.
  • Salary details are not provided, but the role is entry-level and emphasizes personal growth and work-life balance.

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

 

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
  • Setup and operate 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 require.

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

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.

 

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). #entrylevel #IOW1

 

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

 

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

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