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Job description
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 You Can 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
The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of plant maintenance, reliability, and asset performance. This role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Manager partners closely with production and engineering teams to minimize downtime, extend asset life, and support overall plant performance.
Main Responsibilities:
Manage all activities related to production and infrastructure equipment reliability Ensure preventative maintenance performed to expectation
Ensures timely and accurate repair of machine breakdowns
Ensures proper and accurate record keeping of repair and parts usage
Ensure all equipment is updated to outlast standards for both safety and upgrades
Supports OEM initiatives for machine installs and upgrades
Implements and controls predictive maintenance schedules based on data acquired from machine downtime reports
Autonomous maintenance activities
Managing Maintenance budgetary spending Supports building maintenance budget during annual budget process
Drives cost savings initiatives through predictive maintenance and rebuild processes with parts suppliers
Managing Maintenance team Coordinates and leads training activities for maintenance techs.
Performs LOTO audits for verification of all technicians
Audits all technician work orders in maintenance software for compliance
Manage continuous improvement activities Leads and participates in RCA's for reoccurring deviations on equipment or performance
Leads department in 5S initiatives and installation events
Performs equipment kaizen events to bring equipment to like new condition
Performance Metrics:
MTTF and MTTR
Plant Operational Efficiency
Tracking of Maintenance team skill level in E-Skills
Maintenance record tracking to ALPLA standard
MCI – Maintenance cost to budget
RCA completions and implementations
Competencies:
Directs Work
Develops Talent
Nimble Learning
Plans and Aligns
Manages Conflict
Resourcefulness
Builds Effective Teams
Customer Focus
What Makes You Great
Four-year degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience required
Minimum four years of work experience at ALPLA or similar industry required
Experience with Computer Control Systems on machines
Experience in working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
At least 3 years of supervisory experience required
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 accommodation 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). #KCI #salaried
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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Worksite address
kansas city, MO, 64131, US
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