Mold And Tooling Engineer

Graham Packaging

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 do—together—to 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.

M&T Engineer

The M&T Engineer will contribute to the development of custom M&T drawings, specification packages, and purchasing documentation to help produce mold & tooling packages that meet functional performance requirements and results in a successful Product Qualification Procedure (PQP).

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design product-specific mold layouts, including engineering details and dimensions – which allows the mold to run on multiple platforms as directed by the project team, for straight-forward projects under the guidance of a more senior engineer
• Create drawings to reflect critical mold dimensions used to form the neck of the bottle
• Develop a specification packages for suppliers to use in the quoting and construction of custom blow molds and downstream equipment tooling
• Design, create prints and source the fabrication of other critical tooling components, such as extrusion head tooling
• Manage the competitive bidding process for all molds and tooling and issue purchase orders to the winning suppliers
• Oversee the inspection of all supplied components and manage any corrective actions determined as a result of a vendor quality escape
• Manage and control all of the engineering drawing, prints, 3D files, specifications, inspections and PO's for the molds and tooling associated with the bottle
• Attend, as a team member, all applicable project meetings and provide deliverables as dictated by the project owner
• Use lessons-learned from projects to update appropriate mold and tooling standards and specification packages
• Assist the process engineers in the problem solving process for simple production issues
• Support the R&D team in their work to improve mold and tooling standards through testing and development work
• Supporting ongoing operations by providing drawings and assisting in the sourcing of replacement parts
• Up to 20% travel

Qualifications

Core Proficiencies and Skills

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

• Working knowledge in sizing application of various production lines that include:
• Blow mold equipment platen sizes
• Injection equipment cavity, size and pitch
• Tooling for various bottle layer configurations
• Secondary operation tooling
• Personal Parts
• Labeling (In Mold Labeling, Post Mold Labeling)
• Working knowledge in tooling design
• Custom bottle mold layouts, wedges, parison cutting
• Product drawings
• Mold hardware
• Metal cut detail
• IML layout and positioning hardware
• Tooling fitment knowledge on any of the following manufacturing equipment:
• Poly Wheel configurations (BC3, CE, GMG, HR, VR)
• Poly Shuttle configurations (Bekum, Disc, Techne, Other)
• Knowledgeable at 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design programs
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Project, Word)
• Motivated and organized individual with team skills
• Good communication and writing skills
• Understanding of purchasing procurement process
• Applies knowledge of a single discipline related to molds & tooling requirements on GPC manufacturing processes or has knowledge of mold & tooling requirements on multiple manufacturing disciplines
• Extrusion product design or processing exposure
• Working knowledge of problem solving techniques of straight forward problems

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience including:
• BS in Engineering or other technical discipline
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and 3D design software

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 and experience.

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.