Packaging manufacturer optimizing production efficiency and equipment reliability across global facilities
Graphic Packaging is a large-scale manufacturing operation (10,000+ employees) heavily weighted toward production and operations roles, with active hiring concentrated in manufacturing and equipment management. The tech stack reflects industrial operations maturity—SAP, PLCs, DCS, Ignition, and CMMS—while projects cluster around lean manufacturing, process optimization, and capital equipment programs. Pain points center on reducing downtime and improving equipment reliability, indicating a business where production uptime directly impacts margin.
Notable leadership hires: Paperboard Manufacturing Director, Succession Planning Lead, Benefits Director
Graphic Packaging designs and manufactures consumer packaging from renewable and recycled materials, serving major brands across food, beverage, foodservice, and household products. The company operates a global network of design and manufacturing facilities and holds the ticker GPK on the New York Stock Exchange. Core product categories include cartons, multipack solutions, strength packaging, trays, foodservice packaging, and flexible packaging. The organization is structured primarily around manufacturing execution and operational scaling, with significant investment in lean manufacturing initiatives, capital equipment projects, and supply-chain optimization.
Core stack includes SAP (enterprise resource planning), QAD (manufacturing execution), CMMS (computerized maintenance management), PLCs and DCS (process control), and Ignition (industrial visualization). Also uses Minitab for quality analysis and Six Sigma frameworks.
Active projects include lean manufacturing process improvement (5S, TPM, daily management), capital equipment investment programs, downtime and spoilage reduction, spare parts inventory optimization, and HR program rollouts. Focus is on production efficiency and equipment reliability.
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