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ALPLA's Florence, KY manufacturing site is looking for an Operations Manager. 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, Henkel, Chobani and more. 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 and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

The Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the ALPLA production plant. This role provides leadership and direction to the production team, driving operational excellence through effective planning, resource management, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Operations Manager ensures compliance with all safety, quality, and regulatory standards while meeting production targets and controlling costs to support overall business objectives.

• Overall Plant Safety/OSHA Compliance
• P&L Responsibility/Expense control
• Group reporting
• Budgeting and Investment Planning
• Capacity Planning
• Customer Service
• Human Resources
• Warehouse (if applicable)
• Quality Assurance\
• Sales: Maintenance of existing accounts
• Policies/Procedures
• Machine and Infrastructure Maintenance
• Implementation and proper usage of OPEX initiatives
• Leading the TeamRecruits (with HR) new employees
• Performs disciplinary actions
• Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training
• Provides an active plant personnel development, training, and acknowledge sharing culture
• Performs annual Performance Evaluation

Performance Metrics:

Safety Risk Level: Proactively identifies and mitigates safety risks, with documented improvements or action plans implemented quarterly.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): Identifies and addresses root causes of downtime to improve OEE performance as defined in the annual Target Declaration process.

Waste Percentage:

Maintains waste levels at or below ___% of total production (target to be defined by plant standards).

Implements waste reduction initiatives, which contribute to an overall improvement that enables waste levels to be at or below the targets, as defined in the annual Target Declaration process.

Cost Controlling: Supports adherence to department budget by identifying cost-saving opportunities and reducing non-value-added activities.

What Makes You Great

• Required bachelor's degree in business/engineering or related fields or equivalent education/work experience

• At least 3 years of related experience required

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong and proven team building capabilities

• Basic understanding of corporate finance functions

• Fundamental understanding of plastic manufacturing process

• Technical aptitude

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.

• Immigration sponsorship is not eligible for this role

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating maintenance activities within the organization. This role involves managing the maintenance team, implementing preventive maintenance programs, and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Manager collaborates with various departments to minimize downtime, reduce operational costs, and enhance overall equipment performance.

Essential Functions

• Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians, providing guidance, support, performance feedback.
• Schedule and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure timely response to equipment breakdowns and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to enhance equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Establish and maintain maintenance schedules for key equipment and facilities.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement measures to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with operations teams to address recurring issues, identify and analyze root causes of failures, and implement long-term solutions.
• Participate in setting the plants' annual, quarterly and monthly KPI's.
• Manage the maintenance budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources, cost savings opportunities and optimizing expenditures.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with external vendors for specialized maintenance services and equipment procurement.
• Maintains appropriate replacement and repair parts including accurate inventories.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and organizational policies.
• Provide staff training in a variety of safety and maintenance topics including: effective utilization of maintenance logs, completion of routine maintenance specific to the facility, equipment operations, multimedia safety training.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, including equipment history and repair logs.
• Generate regular reports on maintenance performance, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in maintenance operations.
• Ensure facilities and grounds are maintained and evaluate our long-term needs in relation major projects and property improvement.
• Implement best practices to enhance overall equipment performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Education: Associates' degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.
• Experience: 10 years in maintenance management, preferably in an industrial or manufacturing setting. 5+ years supervisory experience required. Experience leading improvement efforts in Maintenance Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance. MS Office Suite knowledge a must.