[Remote] Vice President Engineering, Homecare & Industrial

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Graham 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.

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

Skills

• 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 Overview

• Graham Packaging is a global leader in plastic packaging solutions. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.grahampackaging.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Graham Packaging has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 1 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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