What you will enjoy doing

Develops and optimizes robust pilot and production processes for all new plastic bottle development. Scales up processes from the laboratory to the manufacturing plant. Shares best practices and collaborates with packaging engineers, customers and manufacturing facilities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Conducts unit cavity development on pilot machines, including setups, adjustments and optimization of the different processes.
• Conducts production tool qualifications at ALPLA manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborates with Packaging Managers, mold experts, product designers and other project experts to develop a robust pilot and production process.
• Collects, records and transcribes machine and process data.
• Accurately and efficiently performs QA testing and QA data analyses.
• Conducts evaluations on new materials, colors and additives.
• Develops and implements innovative systems and procedures that allow optimization of all phases of the new product development process.
• Provides input on corrective actions.
• Ensures the process works at the optimum level, to the right rate and quality of output, in order to meet customer requirements.

What makes you great

Education/Experience:

• BS in engineering or engineering technology or related working experience
• Minimum five (5) years experience in similar processes

Qualification/Skills:

• Excellent organizational, communications, and multi-tasking skills
• Strong knowledge of blow molding material characteristics
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Skilled in Word, Excel and Outlook and willing/able to learn new software applications
• Detail oriented and able to use rigorous logic methods to solve complex problems
• Demonstrated ability to creat technical reports
• Available to work a highly flexible schedule
• Willing and able to travel up to 50%

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