Packaging Operator - Days Job at Alpla Inc., Iowa City, IA

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  • Alpla Inc.
  • Iowa City, IA

Job Description

Job Description

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.

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What Can You Expect From ALPLA  

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  • Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits 
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  • Child Care Benefits
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  • Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
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  • Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
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  • 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
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  • Medical, dental, vision plan
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  • Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
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  • Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
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  • Paid vacation; paid holidays
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What You Will Enjoy Doing

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Schedule 6:00 am to 2:30pm

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Main Responsibilities:

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  • Setup, operate, maintain, troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to:
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-carton erectors  

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-partition inserters  

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-product inserters (MPV, VPM, PLU) 

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-foil dispensers 

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-top closers 

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-palletization equipment  

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  • Manual responsibilities include: 
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-loading, building and make boxes  

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-hand packaging of bottles  

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-loading labels

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  • Maintenance includes: 
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-perform routine cleaning, and minor maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations 

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  • Material Handling: 
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-Loading/unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers or other raw materials 

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  • Documentation: 
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-Accurately document records of finished goods, packaging specifications, or any visual quality checks  

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-Perform changeover’s of divers packaging equipment (eg case erector, partition inserter, top sealer, …) 

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-Applies correct labels  

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-Perform quality check consisting of visual inspection of overall product, labels and packaging integrity for defects

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-Housekeeping 

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What Makes You Great

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Performance Measurements:

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  • Accurately following all labeling procedures 
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  • Quality checks 
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Education/Experience:

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  • High school diploma or equivalent 
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  • 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred 
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Additional Requirements:

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  • Capable of lifting 55 pounds and to stand for a minimum of 12 hours 
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  • Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously 
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  • High cleanliness standards for the machines and work area 
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Physical Demands:

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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:

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  • The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, push and pull, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
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  • The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. 
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  • The employee is occasionally required to sit. 
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  • The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift and/or move up to 38 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move or push /pull up to 55 lbs. 
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  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 
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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). #hourly #IOW1

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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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
\nThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. \nFor further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Job Tags

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