Packaging Operator EBM

Company: Alpla Inc.
Location: Mcdonough
Posted on: March 1, 2026

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. 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 Hours: 6pm-630am Main Responsibilities: Operate, maintain, troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to: -carton erectors -partition inserters -product inserters (MPV, VPM, PLU) -foil dispensers -top closers -palletization equipment Manual responsibilities include: -loading, building and making boxes -hand packaging of bottles -loading labels Maintenance includes: -perform routine cleaning, and minor maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations Material Handling: -Loading/unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers or other raw materials. Documentation: -Accurately document records of finished goods, packaging specifications, or any visual quality checks -Perform changeover’s of divers packaging equipment (eg case erector, partition inserter, top sealer, …) -Applies correct labels -Perform quality check consisting of visual inspection of overall product, labels and packaging integrity for defects -Housekeeping -Perform Autonomous maintenance Performance Metrics -Labeling Accuracy: Maintains a labeling accuracy rate of 100% by consistently following all labeling procedures without deviation. -Quality Control Compliance: Performs all required quality checks with 100% completion and accuracy, identifying and reporting any defects per standard operating procedures. -Line clearance accuracy -Autonomous maintenance completion Competencies: -Ensures Accountability -Decision Quality -Communicates Effectively -Instills Trust -Collaborates -Values Differences -Drives Results What Makes You Great -High school diploma or equivalent required -Min. 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred -Capable of lifting 55 pounds and to stand for a minimum of 12 hours -Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously -High cleanliness standards for the machines and work area 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, push and pull, 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 38 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move or push /pull up to 55 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) . packer MCD Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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