Tube Line Startup Project Manager & Technical Specialist

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.  

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.  

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OUR VISION: 

To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.

OUR PURPOSE: 

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials. 

Job Requisition #:

034608 Tube Line Startup Project Manager & Technical Specialist - Steel (Open)

Job Description:

Tube Line Startup Project Engineering Manager & Technical Specialist

Greif is launching a new steel tube production line to bring production in-house and better support our IBC business. We need a technical maintenance leader who can help get the line running, solve complex equipment issues, and build the reliability practices that keep it performing.

If you have steel tube project management/manufacturing experience and enjoy hands-on troubleshooting, startup work, and improving equipment performance, this is a high-impact opportunity.

What You Will Do:

You’ll support the line through two important phases: Startup and Long-term Reliability.

During startup, you will:

• Support commissioning, installation validation, equipment testing, and startup activities
• Troubleshoot roll forming, HF/ERW welding, sizing, cutoff, mechanical, electrical, and process issues
• Validate equipment performance against design expectations
• Adjust and optimize equipment settings to improve stability, speed, quality, and throughput
• Help resolve early ramp-up issues that impact safety, quality, uptime, scrap, or production output
• Train operators and maintenance technicians on equipment operation, inspection, and troubleshooting
• Help establish maintenance routines, inspection standards, and baseline equipment practices

After ramp-up, you will:

• Support preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
• Diagnose equipment failures and implement long-term solutions
• Improve uptime, availability, reliability, and OEE
• Support shutdown planning and maintenance execution
• Analyze equipment and process data to identify improvement opportunities
• Support quality issue resolution, including weld integrity, tube dimensions, surface defects, and process stability
• Lead small improvement projects and partner across Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Production

What You Bring:

• You’re technically strong, hands-on, and comfortable working in a startup manufacturing environment.
• Associate’s degree or technical certification in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field preferred; equivalent directly relevant maintenance experience will be considered
• 4+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing
• Steel tube manufacturing experience strongly preferred
• Experience with tube forming systems, HF/ERW welding, sizing, cutoff equipment, and related production processes
• Strong mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and industrial troubleshooting capability
• Ability to read technical drawings, schematics, and equipment documentation
• Experience with predictive maintenance, failure analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective action
• Ability to guide, train, and mentor technicians and operators
• Strong communication skills with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Production, and Leadership teams
• Safety-first mindset with strong attention to quality, detail, and process discipline

Work Environment

This role starts with a heavy focus on commissioning and ramp-up, then transitions into long-term line reliability and performance:

• Hands-on role on the manufacturing floor
• Fast-paced startup environment during the first several months
• Long-term opportunity to shape maintenance standards and reliability practices for a new line

What Success Looks Like

• You help bring the new tube line online safely and effectively
• Startup issues are identified, understood, and resolved quickly
• Equipment settings, inspection routines, and maintenance standards are clearly established
• Operators and technicians are trained to troubleshoot and operate the line effectively
• The line performs consistently against safety, quality, throughput, and reliability goals
• You help reduce downtime, scrap, variability, and repeat equipment failures

Why Work at Greif

We focus on steady work, strong benefits, and long-term careers.

• Benefits starting Day One
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Opportunity to support a strategic new line tied to our IBC business
• Stable work in an essential manufacturing business
• High-impact role with visibility across Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and Engineering
• Practical, hands-on work where your technical expertise matters
• Modern, safety-first workplace
• Recognized as a 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace

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Compensation Range:

The pay range for this position is $90,000.00 - $153,200.00 annually. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between100,000.00 to135,000.00 annually. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short-term incentive.

Benefits Statement:

Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive core benefits, paid time off, and a range of local benefits for eligible colleagues.

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