Director Sustaining Engineering and US Sold

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Green Bay, WI:
Waukesha, WItime type:
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Posted 16 Days Agojob requisition :
R019913BW Converting Solutions is a strategic alliance of resources and services that bring together several Barry-Wehmiller companies — Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Winkler + Dünnebier (W+D), STAX Technologies, Hudson-Sharp, Baldwin Technologies and Northern Engraving and Machine. These industry leaders offer trusted brands and innovative technologies in the design, manufacture, and service of high-performance converting and packaging machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, hygiene, bag-converting, mailing, and printing industries.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
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* Job Description:

** We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director, Sustaining & Order Fulfillment Engineering to lead a critical segment of our Engineering organization. This high-impact leadership role is responsible for both Sustaining Engineering and the engineering execution of sold customer orders in the United States. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and possess strong technical and operational expertise across product design, lifecycle management, manufacturing support, and custom order engineering.

This role plays a dual function: ensuring long-term product integrity and continuous improvement across our global product lines, while also managing the execution of engineering for sold customer orders—from review and customization through release to production
** Key Responsibilities
** Global Sustaining Engineering
* Lead the Sustaining Engineering team in maintaining and improving existing product lines with a focus on design robustness and manufacturing efficiency.
* Drive implementation of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to proactively identify and mitigate design risks.
* Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to improve ease of production, reduce variability, and enhance cost-effectiveness.
* Ensure use of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) best practices to support clear, consistent, and functionally appropriate part specifications.
* Lead engineering change control and lifecycle management to ensure product quality, reliability, and compliance.
* Lead continuous improvement initiatives including VaVe, design simplification, and standardization across platforms.
* Develop and execute strategies for product modularization, commonization, and reuse to improve flexibility and lead time reduction.
* Proactively manage obsolescence risks and implement redesign strategies as needed.
* Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to resolve design-related production issues, driving root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
* Oversee the administration and advancement of CAD/PDM tools and ensure strong engineering documentation and traceability.

Order Fulfillment Engineering (US)
* Direct engineering execution for sold work orders, ensuring technical accuracy, manufacturability, and on-time delivery of custom product configurations.
* Lead the Engineering team responsible for reviewing and configuring designs, generating build packages, and supporting the transition to production.
* Implement efficient workflows for engineering review of sales orders, distinguishing between standard and custom configurations, and facilitating rapid and accurate design modifications.
* Ensure thorough application of DFM and GD&T principles in custom engineering work to support efficient and repeatable production.
* Collaborate with Sales, Project Management, and Operations to align scope, technical requirements,…