Process Technician I SBM

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.

Schedule: Dayshift (M-F) with after-hours and weekend on-call support required

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 

Main Responsibilities

• Preparation of change over
  
  
  
  • Ensures material availability and performs weekly inventory of all raw materials
  
  
  • Coordinates and performs mold change activities with production
  
  
  • Confirms (with Planner) current order is complete prior to beginning change over
  
  
  • Ensures line clearance procedures have been completed prior to initiating changeover
  
  
  
  


• Performs mold changes
  
  
  
  • Changes molds and format parts in blow molding equipment
  
  
  • Ensures mold changes are complete in defined timeframes
  
  
  • Performs start-up and process in molds that have been used for established products to meet QA approval
  
  
  • Ensures supplementary systems are set-up and functioning (e.g. orientation units, trimming or coating systems, vision systems, etc) with support of downstream engineer or maintenance team as appropriate.
  
  
  
  


• Machine maintenance during mold changes
  
  
  
  • Identifies mechanical issues during changeovers
  
  
  • Effects minor repairs and adjustments (e.g. replace blow nozzles, gripper fingers, machine component adjustments, etc.)
  
  
  • Informs machine and process technician team lead of any mechanical issues outside of the scope of changeover team
  
  
  
  


• Execution
  
  
  
  • Processes bottles to QA approval
  
  
  • Supports all necessary reports
  
  
  
  

The position description is not all inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

What Makes You Great

Performance Measurements:

• Time to complete mold changes


• Reports (accurate and complete)


• Quality of processed bottles


• Machine efficiency


• Relating to infeed, machine, mold, tooling and downstream set-ups

Education/Experience:

• Associates degree in technical field


•  Technical background


• Good knowledge of Blow Molding process

Qualifications/Skills:

• Basic computer skills


• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds


• Able to operate Forklifts

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 regularly required to climb or balance when using correct stands on machine ladders.


• 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.

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). #processtechnician #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. 

• Associates or better in Mechanical Systems or related field
• Technical/other training or better in Engineering Computer Systems or related field

• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

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