Production Manager

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 Responsibilities :

Ensures and reinforces the exercise of the health and safety program

Oversees daily production

o Supports engineers to ensure machines run efficiently

o Ensures profits are maximized

Develops production schedules

o Plans, directs and assigns duties of manufacturing personnel

o Authorizes overtime, as necessary, to meet production goals

Analyzes and interprets data received on a daily basis and prepares management and

financial reports

o Analyzes data from various systems to detect and prevent production issues

o Intervenes to the production floor when issues are detected in real-time

o Prepares production figures for daily meetings

o Compiles month-end reports

Troubleshoots & solves production problems

o Manages production issues

o In charge of issues that are being solved and tracked

o Reports crucial process problems to the Plant Manager & Directors

Management of the Production Department

o Organizes and conducts meetings with Supervisors on a regular basis

o Recruits (with HR) new employees

o Ensures efficient shift hand-over and feedback of past shift performance

o Prepares shift schedules

o Performs disciplinary actions

o Oversees all production training

o Provides continuous feedback culture with all production team members

o Performs annual Performance Evaluation

o Monthly meeting with OPEX team

o Knowhow level / trainings

o Overall understanding of various ALPLA IT / MES Systems

o Assesses 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 Degree preferred

Technical / Engineering background

3 to 5 year's 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, climb or

balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel.

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). #IOWA2 #salaried

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.

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