Maintenance Manager

ALPLA Group; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and comprehensive福利

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

ALPLA is seeking a Maintenance Engineer/Supervisor to lead production and infrastructure equipment reliability at our Wisconsin facility. You will oversee preventive and reactive maintenance, ensure proper record keeping, and drive safety upgrades. The role requires hands-on leadership with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic expertise.

The position emphasizes budgeting, OEM collaboration, predictive maintenance, and team development in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years of work experience at ALPLA or similar industry.
• Experience with Computer Control Systems on machines.
• Experience in hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage all activities related to production and infrastructure equipment reliability.
• Ensure preventative maintenance performed to expectation.
• Ensure timely and accurate repair of machine breakdowns.
• Maintain accurate records of repairs and parts usage.
• Update equipment to meet safety and upgrade standards.
• Support OEM initiatives for machine installs and upgrades.
• Implement predictive maintenance schedules based on downtime data.
• Lead autonomous maintenance activities.
• Manage maintenance budget and track spending.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance team training and audits.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Computer Control Systems

Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

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.

What you will enjoy doing

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

• Tracks maintenance spend through reporting software
• 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
• 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

The above metrics are reviewed by Plant Management and Regional Technical team in our automated reporting systems

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

What Makes You Great

Required Qualifications

• 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
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). #salaried #WEB

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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