QA Technician

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 its employees, work‑life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

Sunday‑Thursday 2 PM to 10:30 PM (4 ten‑hour shifts: 6 AM to 4:30 PM). Candidate must be flexible during training.

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs and promotional opportunities
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with excellent matching
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short‑term, long‑term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision plan

• Measurements and Testing
  • Measure, record and report dimensional, functional and visual attributes per internal requirements.
  • Maintain measurement database integrity.
• Documentation
  • Control and report all non‑conformance product per documented procedures.
  • Document and report all supplier quality related issues per document procedures.
• Quality System Support
  • Assist in audit preparation.
  • Conduct internal audits as required.
• Train and monitor all personnel performing quality testing within the quality lab and on the production floor.
• Provide a signed acceptable color sample for the production line at each start‑up.
• Sampling assistance
  • Color matching.
  • Labeling.
  • Pull samples as needed.
• The position description is not exhaustive and other duties may be assigned.

• Customer and external audits
• Customer complaints
• Quality of products

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with physical lab testing equipment, calipers, scales, digital height gauge and compression force testing equipment preferred.

• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work well with other departments.
• Able to make decisions with little supervision (night shift).
• Ability to handle a multi‑task environment with good organizational skills.

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:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required 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).

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.

• Detail Oriented:
  Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.

• Self‑Starter:
  Inspired to perform without outside help.