Global Director of Sustaining Engineering

BW 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.

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Global Director of Sustaining Engineering & US Sold Work 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

• 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…