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3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)
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Philipp Lehner

75% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

ALPLA has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALPLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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297 reviews
3.0
Aug 21, 2014

Loved the job hated the production manager!

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Pros

Alpla on a whole is a great company. They treated me like family for the first 3 years. I was able to advance within the company fairly quick. Most of the people you work with are very friendly and helpful.

Cons

Like I said I loved my job, but I had to leave do to a very disrespectful and unprofessional production manager! If it were not for that person I would still be there. I will say that corporate let a lot of us down by letting this person stay in that position. You would think after a great number of us complained and finally quit they would have gotten the picture. I guess they didn't because it's still there!

3.0
Aug 12, 2014

Good company overall but with problems at the plant level

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Pros

Alpla is a great company overall. They have good corporate culture and they care about their employees. The benefits are good and the pay is fair but not outstanding. There is a lot of support from corporate felt at the plant level and no one will refuse you help or advice if you just ask. It's a large international company but they still manage to make it feel welcoming and you will have the opportunity to meet other people in your same role at different plants which is good if you need help with a problem they may have encountered. They care about training and will send people to work with you or send you to corporate or another plant to train with someone too make sure you are comfortable in your role.

Cons

Situations are not consistent from plant to plant. Large plants will have more workers and more resources while smaller plants often have too much work for the few people there to accomplish. This results in people being overworked and over stressed. The maintenance manager at our plant worked regularly from 7am to 7 or 8pm and was often called in in the middle of the night and on weekends. It was ridiculous. All salary workers were equally abused. If you are hourly you are safe because the production manager doesn't want to pay overtime but if you are salary you are expected to work 50-60 hours a week. You will have NO work life balance and the prod manager does not care at all, just wants to get as much work out of you as possible. The lean production model can work in some situations but in newer plants still working through problems more people are needed to deal with all the issues. At larger, more established plants the situation is usually different. People get off on time and have less problems to deal with.

4.0
Jun 9, 2014

Great place for those looking to grow within an organization and make a career for yourself.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Growing company that cares about growing you. They are not reluctant to invest in your development. Great company to invest in long term. They are averaging about one new plant per year in the US, so there is opportunity for advancement if you're willing to relocate. Good management team. Expect to work for your check (that's a pro for me). No handouts.

Cons

Fair amount of machine breakdowns but is improving. Between the machine issues and customer demand varying, planning can sometimes change last minute. Plant floor has no air conditioning so it gets hot.

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