Downstream Engineer

Company: Alpla Inc.
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description 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 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 To provide installation support, maintenance, and training of downstream equipment. Supports installation and maintenance of downstream equipment Assists with new layouts and designs and provides studies/information needed Trains and provides troubleshooting assistance to Maintenance and operators on new equipment as needed Ensures plant personnel are able to independently maintain newly installed production lines Works on continuous improvement projects to help improve performance to meet plant KPI goals Develops setup processes to ensure repeatable results including documentation and step by step instructions What Makes You Great 2 year technical degree (Industrial, Electrical, Packaging) 3 years working experience in similar field Experience with a variety of packaging equipment – robot station palletizers, basic automated sorting systems, bottle label applicators, carton erectors, vision systems, etc. Basic Project Management skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Proven track record of training hourly employees Very good in using Auto CAD Proficient with computer applications (e.g. Power Point, Excel, Access) Vision systems experience PLC troubleshooting ( determine if an input/output is working) Low voltage troubleshooting (24VDC & 120VAC) Conveyors Networking connections Vibratory bowls and closing machines Experience with assembly machines of any kind CI projects 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. 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 kci 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. 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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