ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oral, 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- BenefitsChild Care BenefitsDependent Care Cost Savings ProgramRecognition programs; Promotional opportunities401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching PlanMedical, dental, vision planEducation assistance program/tuition reimbursementShort term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLAPaid vacation; paid holidays
What You Will Enjoy Doing
Support Alpla North America Integrated Management and Quality Assurance systems through projects and initiatives in the regional Quality Department. Responsible for providing quality related support to all plants in Alpla North America.
Main Responsibilities:
Quality System
Support plant to ensure compliance with all ISO 9001 quality management system, FSSC 22000 food safety management system, and other standards & regulationsAssists in hazard analysis and HACCP program for food productPrepares and successfully completes internal, customer and external audit requirements
Measurement and Test Systems
Work with plant to optimize lab & inline measurement and test systemsTrain plant personnel on test and measurement systemsMaintains calibration standards on all quality related equipmentMonitors on-line testing through daily checks of SPC data entry of Machine Operators
Mold Approvals
Assist plant in mold qualifications and verification assessments during production runs
Customer & Internal Quality Issues
Assist plants in analyzing quality issue trends Review customer scorecards and assist plants to implement improvements Works with production and customer to determine optimized process settings to assure specified requirements are met (specifically during sampling and product qualification process)
Quality and Continuous Improvement Projects
Lead and assist in Quality Department projects regarding quality and continuous improvementLead NEXT (Alpla global CIP program) implementation for plant
Documentation
Assist in maintaining documentation control and repository including customer specificationsAssist in optimizing quality documentation system Review plant data reports to ensure accuracy and reliability; analyze data to identify improvement opportunitiesOwner of Root Cause Analyses Process by involving relevant departments in developing appropriate corrective action responsePromote quality mind set and culture in the plant
What Makes You Great
Education/Experience:
B.S. (Industrial Engineering preferred, other science or technical degrees will be considered) with 1-2 years of relevant experience or recent graduate.Some experience in a high volume manufacturing or lab environment preferredSome work experience in Quality AssuranceExperience with physical lab testing equipment, calipers, scales, digital height gauge and compression force testing equipmentStrong statistical knowledge. Six Sigma Green Belt (desirable) Knowledge of Project Management and experience leading projects (ideal)
Qualifications/Skills:
Computer proficiency (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, SPC and/or MiniTab)Ability to work well with other departments and plants, and lead small teams.Able to handle multi-task environment with excellent organizational skills.
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 and talk or hear.
It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering toall ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA). #salaried #DAY
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.