Printing Manager

Printing Manager – Job Description

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is a leading manufacturer of paperboard and paper‑based packaging for well‑known food, beverage, household, personal care and pet brands. With over 25,000 employees worldwide and a focus on environmental responsibility, GPI offers a collaborative, diverse, and innovative work environment.

• Lead the printing department, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, equipment condition, and housekeeping.
• Manage long‑term departmental goals, provide training to supervisors, and oversee scheduling, material handling, maintenance, and production problem resolution.
• Act as a communication bridge between direct reports and upper management.
• Maintain a safe work environment, develop and implement safety procedures, and collaborate with the Safety Coordinator to achieve departmental and plant safety goals.
• Ensure quality standards are met using SPC techniques; provide product training and continuous improvement.
• Maintain production efficiencies and overall productivity, meeting or exceeding set standards, and manage expenditures within budget limits.
• Assist the team with technical issues, ensuring professional testing and product development.
• Coordinate with other department managers to resolve cross‑functional issues and support organizational objectives.

• Demonstrated leadership with exceptional communication, organization, and motivational skills.
• Production experience in finishing is required; additional education is a plus.
• Quality‑conscious and customer‑oriented.

• Preferably a four‑year college degree with direct experience in the folding carton industry.
• Compensatory work experience may substitute for a degree.

• Action oriented / drive for results
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Customer focus
• Functional / technical skills
• Perseverance
• Planning and priority setting
• Problem solving
• Composure
• Decision quality
• Integrity and trust
• Conflict management
• Timely decision making
• Total work systems
• Approachability
• Managerial courage
• Intellectual horsepower
• Written communication
• Ethics and values
• Interpersonal savvy
• Process management

• Standard 8‑hour Monday‑Friday schedule with flexibility for alternate shifts (early mornings, nights, weekends).
• Occasional overnight travel (flight, drive, rail).

• Sitting or standing for up to 8 hours.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.
• Reading on computer screens or other electronic devices.
• Use of office hand and electrical tools.

$79,740.00 – $

Mid‑Senior Level

Full‑time

Sales and Business Development – Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.  

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