Maintenance Technician

Job Overview

Maintenance Technician at ALPLA Group

ALPLA is a global family‑owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L’Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values its employees, work‑life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

• 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
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

• Equipment installation and preventative maintenance: install and set up proprietary ALPLA equipment, conduct regular preventive maintenance tasks, and perform minor modifications and adjustments to enhance performance.
• Predictive maintenance: utilize condition monitoring and diagnostic tools to identify potential issues before downtime, assess equipment health, analyze data trends, and plan maintenance actions.
• Troubleshooting and repairs: diagnose technical problems, collaborate with technical experts, and execute repairs on molding machines to restore functionality promptly.
• Facility Maintenance Support: contribute to general facility maintenance, maintain a safe and organized environment, and collaborate with the facilities team to ensure a well‑maintained production environment.

• Perform a basic‑skilled level of maintenance activities sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
• Minimum:
  High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2‑year technical degree or equivalent experience at ALPLA or a similar industry.

• Knowledge of Industrial Maintenance Safety.
• Ability to read basic blueprints and schematics.
• Familiarity with power transmission systems and industrial controls.
• Basic understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience with programmable controllers.
• Knowledge of occupational math skills for measurements and calculations.
• Problem‑solving and team collaboration capabilities.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and very occasionally climb or balance.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• 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: 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).

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.