maintenance technician

ALPLA

Working at ALPLA as an Administrative Assistant was an excellent experience that I truly enjoyed. From the start, I felt supported by a professional and welcoming team, which made it easy to grow in my role. I loved the variety of tasks I was responsible for — from handling scheduling and coordinating meetings to managing documents and supporting different departments. The position gave me the chance to sharpen my organizational skills, strengthen my communication abilities, and become even more confident with multitasking in a busy office environment.

The culture at ALPLA was positive, team-oriented, and focused on excellence. I appreciated how much collaboration was encouraged, and I felt like my contributions really mattered. I also enjoyed working in a company that values innovation and efficiency, which made each day motivating. Overall, I loved my time there, and it provided me with valuable skills and lasting professional relationships.



During my time at Alpla, I faced significant challenges that impeded my ability to perform effectively in my role. Unfortunately, I did not receive adequate training upon starting, which left me without the necessary knowledge to navigate the systems and processes in place. This lack of training directly contributed to difficulties in executing my responsibilities accurately.

In an attempt to resolve these issues, I reached out to HR for support. However, my concerns were not adequately addressed as HR sided with my manager, leaving the underlying problems unresolved. Consequently, I was written up for mistakes that were largely beyond my control, stemming from the aforementioned lack of training and flawed management.

My job description was reformatted to satisfy requirements that other employees failed to comply because it was easier on management to assign it to me rather than train and held people accountable. 

It is my hope that the company will do better. 

A good place to be an hourly employee. Hourly workers can work overtime of they choose to but many work their shifts and go home. Salaried workers are expected to be available 24/7 with little or no notice when you may be asked to stay late or come in unexpectedly. If you're good at what you do or have knowledge you become the primary go to person. Time off for everyone is use it or loose it, as they refuse to just pay people for the earned time. Then it's a struggle to have the time off approved. This is likely due to their lean staffing practices. Like many manufacturing companies the emphasis is on production and rarely take other aspects into consideration.  Benefits are top notch, work in most positions is simple and organized, compensation in hourly roles is as good as you negotiate and can be very good, compensation as a salaried worker is good if you can avoid the additional hours they expect from you without question. There are many opportunities to change jobs and advance if that's what you want. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoyed the 12 hr schedule where I had off every few days, the management was always super friendly and made for an awesome working environment. And best of all was their 401k match was 6%

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When bad product comes back you have to pick through the pallets by hand and toss the bad ones and rebuild pallet with the good ones. Which is why you always inspect your bottles to prevent this 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very friendly and team oriented. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Usually fairly chill once you get to know the machines. When the machines run good, it's boring. Id recommend watching the maintenance guys fix your machine and learning the parts and functions of your machine. It will help you exceed

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's 12 hour shifts but you work 3 off 3. Work two off two panama schedule but the staff are very kind n pleasant. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Long hours but they go fast. A few lines you work on are busier than others .


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone is helpful n willing to show each other ways to make their job easier n faster. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Brief meeting every morning with floor manager.. stretch n are assigned your job for the day. Have mid morning break then noon lunch and afternoon break. You work till 630 but when next shift comes on to relieve you 610 or so your free to go to bathroom or break room till 630 clock out time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
End of the day, second guessed all the time.  Analysis by paralysis.   They don't listen and appreciate thinking and allow decision making.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Too work much and not enough employees to get it done.  Always waiting to get yelled at because behind schedule.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If your top dog it's great, but everybody else are just a dog.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting after meeting and overloaded work schedule.  If your management expect the work to never end.

Very little training with high expectations to run multiple machines like an expert to produce perfect product without guidance or help. Continual downgrading and reprimanding for things that are from other shifts.  A very biased community that does not allow for any diversity in male/female, religion, or race. If they does not like you they make your job harder until you either quit or they will look for ways to fire you.  No cameras to verify or back your claims up. Management is allowed to verbally and mentally abuse at whim without repercussions. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
If your lazy you can grow in this company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The hard workers get to do all the lazy people's jobs for doing a good job

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful pushed to do a good job while others don't do anything . Open door policy but frowned on if you try to communicate with management 


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You hate going to work . People are allowed to pick you out and hirrase you because of certain things about you

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing. It's a complete disappointment. Employees are constantly leaving due to insufficient training. Production manager will tell you It will get better but never followed  through.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being placed on machines or equipment that you are not trained to operate safely

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful and chaotic due to lack of staff

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Product testing and measuring container dimensions

Coming to work and making sure everything is clean put in place making sure there’s no merchandise on the floor help others out my supervisor would always help me when I needed it did overtime when I needed The job is a really great place to work for an inside, but the hardest part was getting along with each other and working together as a team because not everybody wanted to do the same. I wanted to do it their way. Enjoy was working very hard to meet my goals

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