Manufacturing Designer

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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.

 

Scope

 

We have an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated self-starter for the position of Manufacturing Designer. This position requires hands-on Manufacturing Design process execution (Layout, Programming, and Tooling Ordering) in a team-based environment. This position’s responsibilities include effectively and efficiently meeting and managing all timelines, provide gold star service to ensure internal and external customer needs, expectations, and requirements are fully supported; as well as confronting complex processes and technical challenges requiring direct involvement, understanding, and support to reach resolution. Ideally, the position will be located within a GPI Manufacturing facility in the Mid-West area of the U.S, or other U.S. based GPI manufacturing facilities.

 

Mission

 

The mission of the Innovation and Design (I&D) organization is to bring forth new packaging solutions through creative structural and manufacturing design, working collaboratively with our internal graphic designers, machinery and systems engineers, business development team members, market and product managers, manufacturing and quality assurance personnel, key supplier partners and ultimately interfacing with customers to understand their unmet needs, consumer unmet needs, and marketing objectives.

 

The Manufacturing Design (MD) team, within Innovation and Design, is responsible for translating final paperboard carton specifications into production-ready cutting tooling used by GPI converting facilities to produce finished paperboard cartons that meet customer needs, expectations, and requirements.  The translation of specifications into tooling encompasses Layout, Programming, and Tooling Ordering processes and procedures utilizing both ArtiosCAD and SAP software applications.

 

 

Main Responsibilities

 

Manufacturing Design and Software use:

• Actively monitor, maintain, and control work schedule and back-log (Layout Requests, Programming, Tooling Requests, etc.)
• Full understanding and utilization of the Artios CAD system to execute Manufacturing Design tasks to required specifications for plants assigned (die layouts, die design, programming of phenolics and steel counters, etc.)
• Fully apply all GPI plant specifications during Tooling Design process for responsible plants
• Support and resolve carton structure design and production tooling-related issues and inquiries involving both external and internal resources
• Uses 2D and 3D conceptualization techniques

Tooling Ordering

• Quote all tooling, order tooling and support the plant in tooling purchases accurately and efficiently
• Review tooling orders and necessity based on tooling library and provide cost savings solutions
• Assist the plants in maintaining their tooling budgets