What you will enjoy doing

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

• Makes sure that parts are available on time as needed for specific maintenance issues
• Purchase for maintenance, machine repair/ spare parts to OEM spec and safety standards
• Adhere to proper business ethics by quoting multiple suppliers
• Research and establish venders/ suppliers in the USA that are cost and lead time effective
• Enters and maintains list of suppliers in maintenance system
• Maintains MP2 Inventory, work order, Equipment & Purchasing Modules with the aid of the system administrator when needed
• Maintain maintenance spare parts inventory to reduce and/or eliminate machine down time and/or loss of production
• Perform random cycle counts and audits to maintain inventory count accuracy (1 to 2 weekly)
• Establish MP2 inventory usage history by tracking all parts movement, through receive and check out features to establish min/max and reorder point for all spare parts
• Assists and trains other ALPLA employees on the use of MP2 inventory, equipment, work order, work order request and purchasing modules
• Shipping, receiving and inventory control of all machine's spare parts
• Work with the other ALPLA USA plants on sharing of inventory

What makes you great

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma; GED; Technical or Trade School
• Min 2 years' experience working in manufacturing environment recommended

Qualifications/Skills:

• Very good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good numerical skills

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.

What you can expect working with us

• 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 and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

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.