QA Technician - Days

ALPLA; Marked Tree (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging, is hiring at its Marked Tree, AR facility. Join a hands-on quality and data-focused team responsible for product and process verification, data management, and nonconforming product handling.

Entry-level roles welcomed with on-the-job training, safety emphasis, and opportunities for growth. You will conduct bottle testing, perform routine quality checks, complete COA reviews, and support problem-solving activities such as RCAs.

Qualifications

• Education: high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 0-1 year with physical lab testing equipment preferred.
• Skills: basic computer skills, ability to work with others, good decision making with minimal supervision, multitasking and organization.

Responsibilities

• Knows ALPLA bottle terminology and conducts bottle testing according to customer specs.
• Performs routine quality checks and completes equipment verifications.
• Performs line clearance processes and documents quality activities (COA review where applicable).
• Manages internal and external defective products and participates in root cause analyses (RCA).
• Maintains data integrity and supports data management tools and basic statistics.

Skills

Computer basics

Teamwork

Multitasking

Decision making

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Alpla Inc.

Marked Tree, AR 72365

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
• Hands-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

Main Responsibilities:

Product & Process Verification

• Knows ALPLA bottle terminology
• Conducts bottle testing and understands customer specifications
• Performs routine quality checks
• Completes equipment verifications
• Performs line clearance process Quality Systems & Documentation
• Can properly complete paperwork and standards (basic)
• Can complete COA review and preparation

Data Management and Analytical Tools

• Understands statistics basic and/or intermediate as required by location

Nonconforming Product & Problem Solving

• Manages internal and external defective products
• Understands AQL and sampling plans
• Understands problem solving basics
• Participates in RCAs

Performance Metrics:

• On-time completion of assigned training
• Pass Gauge R&R evaluations
• Acceptable performance on data integrity audits
• Departmental goals as assigned
• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

What Makes You Great

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Education: minimum education of a High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience: 0-1 year of experience with physical lab testing equipment, preferred
• Skills: computer basics, passing ALPLA assessment scores, ability to work well with others, good decision making will minimal supervision, ability to multi-task, good organizational 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 and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use 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). #entrylevel #MKT

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.

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