Production Manager

What you will enjoy doing

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.

• Ensures and reinforces the exercise of the health and safety program
• Oversees daily production Supports engineers to ensure machines run efficientlyEnsures profits are maximized
• Develops production schedule Plans, directs and assigns duties of manufacturing personneAuthorizes overtime, as necessary, to meet production goals
• Analyzes and interprets data received on a daily basis and prepares management and financial reports Analyzes data from various systems to detect and prevent production issue Intervenes to the production floor when issues are detected in real-tim Prepares production figures for daily meetingsCompiles month-end reports
• Troubleshoots & solves production problems Manages production issuesIn charge of issues that are being solved and trackedReports crucial process problems to the Plant Manager & Directors
• Management of the Production Department Organizes and conducts meetings with Supervisors on a regular basisRecruits (with HR) new employeesEnsures efficient shift hand-over and feedback of past shift performancePrepares shift schedulesPerforms disciplinary actionsOversees all production trainingProvides continuous feedback culture with all production team membersPerforms annual Performance EvaluationMonthly meeting with OPEX teamKnow how level / trainings Overall understanding of various ALPLA IT / MES SystemsAssesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training (Equipment, Product, Processes, and IT / MES Systems
• Ensures all employees follow procedures Revises existing and implements new procedures

What makes you great

Education / Experience :

• Min 2-year Degree (Associates) in related field or equivalent, bachelor's degree preferred
• Technical / Engineering background
• 3 to 5 years' experience in a management position in production, preferably within plastics industry

Qualifications / Skills :

• Thorough understanding of Health and Safety practices
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Technical understanding (Manufacturing and IT)
• Strong knowledge sharing / training 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.
• 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.

What you can expect working with us

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition Programs
• Promotional Opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program
• Short Term, Long Term and Life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays

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.