Material Handler

Company: Alpla Inc.
Location: Lima
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 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 What 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 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. 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). LIM 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. 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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