Maintenance Manager

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

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 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. 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 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 Leeds and participates in RCA's for reoccurring deviations on equipment or performance Leeds department in 5S initiatives and installation events Performs equipment kaizen events to bring equipment to like new condition What Makes You Great Qualifications/Requirements: 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 At least 3 years of supervisory experience 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). IOW2 salaried 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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