Production Manager
Compensation
EstimatedThe Role
Build a Career, Not Just a Job
Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.
As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.
At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.
What Can You Expect From ALPLA
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Childcare and dependent care savings programs
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Employee recognition programs
- Jands-on training and professional development
- A stable, growing company committed to sustainability
Ready to Build Your Future?
Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.
Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.
What Will You Enjoy Doing
- Operations Management
+ Manage daily molding operations and processes.
+ Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining quality and efficiency targets.
+ Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OEE, scrap rates, downtime, and productivity.
+ Coordinate with planning, maintenance, and quality teams to optimize workflow and output.
- Team Leadership
+ Supervise, coach, and develop production supervisors, technicians, and operators.
+ Drive employee engagement, accountability, and continuous skill development.
+ Ensure proper staffing levels and workforce planning.
- Process Improvement
+ Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize cycle times.
+ Implement Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
+ Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues.
+ Coordinate production execution for new milds, trials, and launches.
- Quality & Compliance
+ Ensure adherence to quality standards (ISO, GMP where applicable).
+ Collaborate with Quality Assurance to address defects and implement corrective actions.
+ Maintain compliance with safety, environment, and regulatory standards.
- Maintenance Coordination
+ Partner with maintenance teams to ensure preventive and predictive maintenance programs are effective.
+ Minimize equipment downtime and improve machine reliability.
- Safety Management
+ Promote a strong safety culture and ensure all safety policies and procedure are followed.
+ Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Cost Control
+ Manage production budgets, including labor, materials, and operational costs.
+ Reduce scrap, rework, and inefficiencies to improve profitability.
Performance Metrics:
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Operational waste %
- Safety incident rates
- Quality defects rates
Competencies:
- Directs Work
- Develops Talent
- Nimble Learning
- Plans and Aligns
- Manages Conflict
- Resourcefulness
- Builds Effective Teams
- Customer Focus
What Makes You Great
- Bachelor's degree in Engineer, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
- 5-10+ Years of experience in manufacturing, with direct experience in high-volume plastic molding preferred.
- Proven leadership experience in a production management role.
- Strong knowledge of plastics processing, including extrusion blow molding and/or injection stretch blow molding.
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 to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel.
- The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk and hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 l
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Growth opportunities