Downstream Trainer

  • Alpla Inc.
  • Saint Peters, Missouri
  • Full Time

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oreal, 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 Will You Enjoy Doing

  • Assesses current skill level of packaging operators on a regular basis and recommends appropriate training
  • Creates, implements and adheres to a comprehensive training plan/schedule
  • Provides Training
    • Assists with new hire training
    • Executes follow-up training and retraining
    • Develops shift trainers
    • Implements and trains new procedures
    • Ensures training procedures are followed
    • Ensures proper documentation is in place and properly maintained
  • Provides Plant Manager, Production Manager, Assistant Production Manager and HR with feedback about training progress and potential of the trainees on an ongoing basis
  • Supports Production department with project work in 5S, CIP, etc.

What Makes You Great

Education: Min High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience: One year experience in manufacturing environment, preferably within plastics industry

Skills:

  • Excellent Communication and Organizational skills
  • Able to work effectively with little supervision
  • Very good training background
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Very good Computer Skills

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, 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 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). #maintenance #STP

Work Environment & Safety

This position requires frequent travel and hands-on involvement with mechanical equipment in a production environment. The employee must demonstrate a strong commitment to safety and compliance.

  • All work must be performed in alignment with ALPLA's environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards, including OSHA regulations.
  • Strict adherence to safety protocols is required during machine handling, installation, maintenance, and repair.
  • Employees are expected to proactively identify and mitigate safety risks and maintain a clean and organized work area.

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.

Job ID: 503735087
Originally Posted on: 12/17/2025

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