Jr Project Engineering Manager

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.

Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.

What Will You Enjoy Doing

• Assist with directing and managing project development from beginning to end to include, defining project scope, goals, success criteria, project plans, and deliverables that support business goals.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Assist with ensuring correct information for quotations (Cost, Feasibility, Cycle time estimation, Efficiencies, Machine and mold configuration, Secondary packaging layout) and then draft and submit budget proposals and recommend changes when necessary.
• Assist with estimating and negotiating with other internal and external functional areas for required personnel, and any additional staff and/or consultants that may be necessary during project cycle.
• Assist with setting and continually managing project expectations with team members and other stakeholders and resolve issues and conflicts when necessary.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and manage project dependencies and critical path for optimized scheduling.
• Assist with developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements, documentation, and presentations.
• Assist with proactively manage project scope changes according to the standard process, along with rebase lining revised plans.
• Assist with conducting project Lessons Learned and postmortems and create recommendations in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Facilitate full production line trials including product & equipment qualifications.
• Create and maintain corporate databases (eMis, MP2, layouts, etc.) according to ALPLA standards.
• Maintain global service contracts.
• Support local service agreements by setup negotiations and giving technical support to the plants.

What Makes You Great

Education:

• Four-year degree in engineering, project management or equivalent experience, required

Experience:

• Good understanding of technical and financial aspects of ALPLA’s processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project, AUTOCAD.
• Technical Engineering background, prefer mechatronic experience.

Skills:

• Good organizational skills
• Good leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Strong computer skills, proficient with MS office applications and AUTOCAD

Certifications/Licenses:

• N/A

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:

• Frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low

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 #MCD

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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