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Machine Operator I -Nights
Job Category: Production & Manufacturing
Requisition Number: MACHI001315
Posting Details
Posted: December 11, 2025
Full-Time
On-site
LocationsShowing 1 location
ALPLA Florence Plant
7080 New Buffington Rd
Florence, KY 41042, USA
Job Details
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.
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
Schedule: 6 pm to 6:30 am, 12-hours (2-2-3 rotation weekends) - May differ during training, so candidate must be flexible to train on days.
WHAT YOU WILL ENJOY DOING
Main Responsibilities:
Overall line responsibility from production to packaging
Ensure goods are produced and packaged in correct quantity and in accordance with agreed specifications
Accurately records goods produced, and problems encountered during shift
Ensures product meets all quality specifications
Color change performance
Autonomous maintenance activities
Line cleaning and line clearance
Assists Machine Operator II/Supervisor and Mold Change Team with mold changes as
needed
Working together in a Team
Ensure team works together as efficiently as possible
Maintains good housekeeping within department
Performance Metrics:
Efficiency
Waste
Quality checks
Color change efficiency
Autonomous maintenance completion
What Makes You Great
Education/Experience:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Technical/mechanical background in Plastics Industry preferred
Qualifications and Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Technical Background in Plastics Industry preferred
Basic computer skills
Demonstrated mechanical ability
Competencies:
Ensures Accountability
Decision Quality
Communicates Effectively
Instills Trust
Collaborates
Values Differences
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. Speak 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). #machineoperator #FLO
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.
Qualifications
Behaviors
Required
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Experience
Required
1 year:
Machine Operator -Plastic Extrusion/Stretch Blow Mold
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