Packaging Team Lead

Company: Alpla Inc.
Location: New Lebanon
Posted on: February 2, 2026

Job Description:

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held comapny that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oreal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, workk-life balacne, personal growth compensation and sustainability. What Can You Expect From ALPLA Health an dWellness 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/tution reimbursement Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA Paid vacation; paid holidays What You Will Enjoy Doing Coordinates with Shift Supervisor the packaging needs on production equipment Ensures all lines are adequately supplied with needed materials. For example: Foil Cartons Trays Conduct PPE compliance audits throughout the shift to ensure all safety requirements are followed Assist Packaging Operators as needed to ensure a smooth workflow Setup and operate multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to: carton erectors, partition inserters, product inserters, top closers, palletization equipment Lead assigned rework operations as the Packaging Operator, auditing processes throughout the shift to ensure procedural compliance and accurate paperwork completion. Ensures labels correctly match the product in facilities where manual labeling is required Manage and assign break schedule for packers Support troubleshooting and training initiatives for Packers Audit packer standard work and completion Audit packer quality checks and completion What Makes You Great Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent required Min. 6 months of Packaging Operator experience preferred Some lead experience preferred Good mechanical skills Capable of lifting 25 pounds and standing for a minimum of 12 hours Qualifications/Skills: Good mechanical skills Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously 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 their 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). DAY Packaginlead 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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