Graham Packaging · 1 week ago
Vice President Engineering, Homecare & Industrial
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$211K/yr - $316K/yr
7+ years expGraham Packaging is a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing, committed to a people and values-based culture. The Vice President of Engineering is responsible for the technical success of the Homecare & Industrial business unit, focusing on project execution, product development, and developing strategic technical plans to foster customer relationships and business growth.
Manufacturing
Hiring Manager
Jacob Rosen
Responsibilities
Foster a strong safety culture, ensuring all project work meets Graham’s safety requirements and develop tools to achieve accident-free project work alongside the EH&S team
Develop and execute a technical strategy for the business unit – including product development, equipment selection, project execution, capital planning, problem solving and continuous improvement
Ensure that program launches meet our customer’s quality and timing expectations as well as Graham’s business case requirements
Develop creative and competitive technical solutions to win new business and achieve technical, operational and commercial success (including on-site opportunities)
Represent Graham’s technical organization in meetings with key customers - communicating complex technical information that facilitate clarity, problem solving and competitive business proposals
Oversee project execution success through adherence to the APQP process and drive continuous improvement of organizational business processes
Develop and commercialize new products with comprehensive specifications that so that the packages that we launch meet all our customer’s needs
Ensure that we are following a robust process for capital engineering and line layout development, including the specification, selection, testing, installation, training and start-up for new equipment - guaranteeing that it can be operated safely, produce a product that exceeds the customer’s quality requirements as well as meet business expectations for cost, timing and performance
Foster a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement through the execution of highly impactful problem-solving activities and the support of plant improvement activities
Provide input to the central R&D team and ensure that the team’s focus is aligned to the BU strategy
Develop a career plan for the team of managers, engineers and program managers - mentor, coach and develop the team
Travel up to 30% at times
Qualification
Required
BS degree in a related field (Engineering, Business Administration)
Seven to 10 years of diverse roles and increasing leadership responsibilities across major projects and programs
Demonstrated experience in managing 'upward' among senior leadership
Demonstrated experience in leading diverse teams
Experience in program planning, coordinating diverse geographically located team members, procurement, and installation and start-up of capital equipment projects
Experience in projects involving manufacturing lines performing industrial processing
Background in strategy development
Experience in managing projects in a geographically dispersed matrix organization
Experience developing plastic packaging as a supplier, converter or packaging customer
Experience managing a team of engineers
Experience with innovation and product development processes
Experience developing engineering processes and standard work
Experience working with customer to develop product designs and specifications
Experience using and training others in a PDCA-based problem solving methodology
Leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate the BU objectives, inspire and motivate staff, and maintain alignment to the business strategy
Strong business acumen, including industry-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units. Familiar with industry trends and innovation
Able to lead cross functional groups to achieve strategic priorities
Extensive experience working closely with customers in a technical role
Innovative thinker and strong problem solver
Excellent verbal and written communication – organized, responsive, respectful and poised under stress
Industry leading knowledge of blow molders, injection molders, secondary finishing operations, inspection equipment and packaging equipment
Expert in the design of injection mold and blow molding manufacturing lines
Recognized as a technical authority in the rigid plastic packaging industry
Expert in plant layouts and overall plant operations
Strong coaching, mentoring and leadership skills
Knowledge of plastic materials properties, packaging requirements and functional testing procedures, especially as they apply to rigid plastic packaging
Process oriented individual who can effectively diagnose process related issue or improvement opportunities in business processes and implement appropriate solutions
Deep knowledge of utilities (air, water, power)
Strong project management skills
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401K Employee Saving Plan
Employee Wellness Program
Paid time off
Company
Graham Packaging
Graham Packaging is a global leader in plastic packaging solutions.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2010-02-11IPO
Leadership Team
Chad Stephens
Chief Technology Officer
Kristin Warfel
CFO
Recent News
2025-08-01
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