Title:  Maintenance/Engineering Manager

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.

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MISSION/SUMMARY:

Graphic Packaging International currently has a Engineering and Maintenance Manager position available in our Kalamazoo Carton facility. This person is responsible to direct and control the activities of the maintenance function to ensure that all production and support equipment is maintained at levels which are as efficient and reliable as possible. The position includes the following responsibilities: 

Provide direct supervision, technical direction, administrative management, and leadership in the maintenance and engineering areas. Responsible for the management of all equipment, site, and facility maintenance and utilities.

Job Duties: 

• Provide direct supervision, technical direction, administrative management, and leadership in the plant maintenance and engineering areas.
• Ensures machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of the building does not deteriorate
• Manage plant-wide maintenance and capital, maximizing asset reliability, uptime, and cost effectiveness with available resources
• Manage plant environmental programs to ensure compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations
• Support and manage the RCM process in the plant, as well as, in the Division, ensuring application and advancement of the RCM process.
• Hands on involvement with all PLC/Controls Programming projects (troubleshooting, modifying, upgrading, new programs). Including, Allen Bradley (500/5000), Siemens (S5,S7,TIA), Lenze, and IFM remote I/O.
• Provide long-range planning for facility and equipment needs including capital and major repairs
• Develops, implements, and oversees predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance programs
• Uses other maintenance disciplines in the development and application of reliability engineering, root cause analysis and troubleshooting of equipment and processes
• Coaches and develops training plans for all maintenance technicians
• Supervises the Maintenance Supervisor, Storeroom, Controls Engineer, Process Engineer, and Planner functions
• Qualify Vendors and Contractors and negotiate terms and conditions
• Maintain department integrity through compliance of safety and food safety guidelines
• Shares an obligation to protect and strengthen Graphic Packaging International’s good reputation in our relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, investors, and governmental agencies, and to act consistently with our strategic pillars: Innovation, Culture, Planet and Results.

Education/Knowledge Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred
• 5 years maintenance experience preferred including:
  • • Computer Maintenance Management Systems (preferably SAP)
    • Planning and Scheduling
    • Preventative/Predictive/Precision Maintenance
    • Central Stores Management
    • Reliability Engineering

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Outlook and internet research skills

• Proven track record of identifying opportunities and the ability to recommend and implement improvements
• PLC/Controls Programming
• Budgeting and negotiating skills
• Project Management
• Leader with exceptional communication skills, good organization, and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Previous environmental experience is a plus

Pay Range:   $104,325.00 - $139,100.00

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.

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