Engineering Sr Manager (Waco, TX, US, 76712)

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Engineering Sr. Manager – Graphic Packaging International, LLC – 301 Sheehy Parkway, Waco, TX 76712

DUTIES : Be responsible for the overall engineering and project needs for mill. Understand, support, and align engineering objectives with business, cultural, financial, and operational goals to exceed shareholder and customer expectations. Manage day-to-day engineering operations for mill operation. Perform engineering duties. Design processes or systems to improve the mill’s operating efficiency. Keep senior management apprised of engineering situations affecting the mill. Keep mill department managers apprised of situations affecting their machines/equipment within their departments. Supply equipment manuals, drawings, specifications, and information. Utilize SAP for capital project tracking of spending, purchasing, work order generation, and new equipment BOM development. Develop and edit capital expenditure requests as required, submit, and track to approval. Participate in machine outage planning meetings and assist with required maintenance task supervision. Manage the mill’s fixed asset register in collaboration with the finance department. Manage the mill’s capital budget, including local project management and capital spares plan. Participate in meetings and initiatives relating to continuous improvement, safety and environmental development and stewardship, work order scheduling, zoning and city ordinance planning and commission, problem solving, analysis and month-end review of mill KPI Performance scorecard, and action planning.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field required. Ten years of experience in key maintenance or engineering roles in heavy manufacturing environments required. Eight years of experience in maintenance and operations management required, including any experience managing salaried and hourly employees in an industrial environment. Five years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required. Up to 10% national travel required.

Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.

Resume to: Lisa Bonnette, Recruiter, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, 1500 Riveredge Parkway NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30328 or to [email protected]. Please reference job title + RJ25 in cover letter or subject line.

Graphic Packaging is an equal opportunity employer and abides by all applicable federal, state provincial and local laws with respect to the recruitment and hiring process. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and hiring process free from discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Should you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact your Human Resources representative or email [email protected] . 

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