Job description
We are looking for a dynamic, solution-oriented individual to join the F&N Proposal Team as a Capital Solutions Engineer at our York, Pa Technical Center. This role will be a core part of the Proposal Team and Capital Deployment Team at Graham, responsible for scoping new projects and selecting the best capital equipment to help Graham win new business. The role will also be a key contributor to maintaining and improving Graham’s proposal standards and business process tools.
Responsibilities:Responsibilities:
- Works closely with the engineering and commercial teams to define project scopes and create cost estimates for the manufacturing equipment needed to produce rigid plastic packaging as part of our new business bidding process
- Create and update plant layouts as part of developing new equipment estimates
- Perform utility and plant infrastructure analysis to understand what additional support equipment is needed to support the new manufacturing equipment.
- Establish and improve Graham’s equipment proposal standards and specifications to ensure our production equipment meets all our performance expectations.
- Identifies opportunities for improvements to our systems, processes, and tools.
- Work with the Proposal Team to update and improve the tools and standards that are used for all new business proposals.
- Works closely with the Engineering and Operation teams to recommend and justify equipment, upgrades, or/and modifications for low cost, high efficiency, solutions.
- Oversee the ongoing maintenance of plant layouts and infrastructure databases.
- Investigate new solutions for common equipment GPC utilizes. i.e. – researching new vendors for palletizers, trimmers, etc.
Qualifications:
- Engineering Bachelor’s Degree required (preferably Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology) with 5 years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment leading or owning the manufacturing process.
- Capital project management experience or new product launch experience that included a capital equipment component.
- CAD experience with Manufacturing Layouts (AutoCAD Preferred).
- Good understanding of Electrical & Mechanical systems and utilities.
- Understanding of properties of water, air, & electricity for the needs of production equipment.
- Experience with plastics manufacturing, preferably the design of plastic bottle handling line and equipment.
- Prior experience developing project scopes and cost estimates.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and engage teams and individuals across multiple disciplines.
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Strong critical thinking skills: the ability to ask the right questions, help frame logical conclusions and arrive at effective and potentially creative solutions.
- Strong verbal and written communication competencies.
- Good technical writing skills
- Excel at an Advanced level.
- Travel = 0 - 20%
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