Greif · 18 hours ago
SBU Engineering Manager
Austell, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$141K/yr - $240K/yr
10+ years expGreif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The SBU Engineering Manager is a senior engineering leader responsible for balancing business partnership, people leadership, and engineering execution across the assigned Strategic Business Unit, ensuring reliable and cost-effective engineering outcomes while developing future leaders and enhancing organizational performance.
IndustrialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Serves as a key engineering and business partner to SBU leadership team, actively contributing to SBU strategy, capital planning, and operational priorities
Translates business needs into engineering roadmaps, capital plans, and resource strategies that balance near-term execution with long-term capability
Leads and participates in SBU, regional, and enterprise strategic planning, including growth initiatives, cost optimization, and network investments
Builds strong cross-functional relationships with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, Finance, Supply Chain, and other enabling functions to drive alignment and execution
Seeks and integrates feedback from SBU leadership and peers to continuously improve engineering value delivery
Shows and promotes a Global Engineering mindset. This specifically shows in leveraging the global footprint of Greif
Leads, coaches, and develops the SBU engineering organization, creating a strong engineering bench and succession pipeline
Establishes clear expectations, performance goals, and development plans for engineering team members
Creates a culture of empowerment, accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and collaboration
Responsible for staffing, onboarding, training, performance management, and colleague engagement
Coaches engineering team on project management, standards, and effective cross-functional interactions
Ensures engineering execution across SBU delivers: Reliable equipment solutions, Safety and regulatory compliance, Quality, cost, and schedule adherence, Selection of equipment for the right purpose
Provides leadership oversight for: Plant facilities, equipment, tooling, automation, and machine standards, Design, development, acquisition, installation, maintenance, and upgrades
Leads major SBU, regional, and network engineering projects as assigned
Establishes and maintains a cadence of accountability for project execution, capital deployment, and engineering performance
Monitors engineering KPIs, project performance, and capital spend; drives corrective actions and continuous improvement
Owns SBU engineering budget execution, variance management, and forecasting in partnership with Finance
Supports Maintenance Excellence and Lean Manufacturing initiatives across the SBU
Develops and manages external engineering partners, suppliers, and contractors to support SBU priorities
Ensures equipment safety standards are implemented and maintained in coordination with EH&S, reinforcing commitment-based safety practices
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Engineering Required
10+ years of engineering and project management experience in a manufacturing environment
5+ years of experience leading engineers or technical teams
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives and capital programs
Strong leadership capability with experience developing technical talent and future leaders
Ability to balance business strategy, people leadership, and functional execution
Strong project and capital management expertise
Experience with lean manufacturing, maintenance excellence, and process improvement
Financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and capital justification
Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills
Ability to build trust and alignment across functional and organizational boundaries
Proficiency in MS Office Suite
Willingness to travel extensively as required up to 50% with uneven distribution and possibly short notice
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Paid time off
Other competitive benefits
Company
Greif
Greif is an industrial packaging products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1996-03-08IPO
Leadership Team
Ole Rosgaard
President & CEO
Dennis Hoffman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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