Vice-President Engineering, Homecare & Industrial

Job Title : Vice President of Engineering

Graham Packaging is a people, planet, and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity, and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse, and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we dotogetherto create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

The Vice President of Engineering is responsible for the technical success of the Homecare & Industrial business unitincluding project execution, product development, capital engineering, and operational support. This role is also responsible for developing the strategic technical plan for the business, working with customers and commercial leadership to create product and equipment strategies that align with the overall corporate and BU strategies that help grow the business and develop long-term relationships with our customers.

Responsibilities

The primary duties of a Vice President of Engineering include :

• 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 unitincluding 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 customerscommunicating 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 equipmentguaranteeing 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 managersmentor, coach, and develop the team.
• Travel up to 30% at times.

Core Proficiencies and Skills

The following skills and proficiencies are essential requirements of the position :

Qualifications

Education and / or work experience requirements :

Compensation Statement

The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications, experience, skillset, and other relevant factors.

Benefits Statement

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company's 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

EEO Disclaimer

Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and / or expression, marital status, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.