Maintenance Manager

Company: Alpla Inc.
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: February 1, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description ALPLA is a global, family-owned, and privately held company that manufactures innovative, customized, and recycled packaging for leading companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and others. 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 term and life insurance paid by ALPLA - Paid vacation, paid holidays What Will You Enjoy Doing - Services and maintains machines on site - Ensures preventive maintenance is performed - Ensures machine breakdowns are repaired - Ensures a current and accurate record of maintenance - Ensures all relevant machines, devices are updated according to ALPLA standards - Serve as the main contact of the Operational Technology Integration Specialist to ensure devices are updated and configured - Ensures a sound spare part warehouse - Maintains good housekeeping - Ensures availability of spare parts - Manages contractors on-site - Ensures all employees understand and follow company policies and procedures - Leads the Team - Ensures the team works together as efficiently as possible - Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training - Provides an active personal development culture for all employees in the plant - Ensures staff are brought in to cover absenteeism and holidays - Correctly records the time and attendance of the team - Performs annual Performance Evaluation What Makes You Great - Four-year degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience - Minimum four years of work experience at ALPLA or a similar industry - Experience with Computer Control Systems on machines - Experience in working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems - Hands-on experience running a busy engineering department - At least 3 years of supervisory experience Qualifications/Skills: - Good organizational skills - Good leadership skills - Thorough understanding of technical aspects of different types of equipment 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, and 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). salaried iowa2 ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits employment opportunities 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 qualification, 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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