Material Handler - Alpla : 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

What You Will Enjoy Doing Main Purpose of the Job: To perform all activities needed to maintain material supplies in an efficient, careful, attentive way, observing good manufacturing practices and production, quality and safety standards. Maintaining machines and equipment to ensure correct volumes and quality of raw material. Main Responsibilities:

• Ensures material availability and accurate inventory

-Ensures delivered materials are stored in the correct location, including labels -Ensures silo's capacities are checked at shift start and finish to guarantee machines do not run out of material -Checks with Supervisor at the beginning of shift for any pending color changes -Ensures a correct and accurate inventory is taken, as requested -Reports to Production Manager any anticipated shortages of colorants

• Ensures efficient material usage

-Ensures regrind waste is kept to a minimum and that any waste is recorded -Ensures any regrind that can be returned to the machines is returned as soon as possible

• Color Changes

-Ensures all correct procedures are followed during a color change -Ensures materials no longer being used are returned to the correct area -Ensures material hoses are hooked up correctly

• Ensures cleanliness of regrind room, label room and mezzanine
• Assists Maintenance and Mold Change Team

RequirementsWhat Makes You Great Performance Measurements:

• Color change done in a timely fashion
• Machines are not down for lack of material
• Regrind waste at a minimum
• Accurate inventory

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Experience as Material Handler preferred

Qualifications/Skills:

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to operate Forklifts