Tube Line Startup Project Manager & Technical Specialist - Steel - Greif Brothers

Overview

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

In this role you will lead maintenance and reliability efforts for a new steel tube production line, guiding startup activities and establishing long-term reliability. You will work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Production to ensure safe, efficient ramp-up and sustained performance. Your hands-on troubleshooting and data-driven improvements will reduce downtime, improve quality, and drive OEE. This is a high-impact, startup-like environment with long-term opportunities to shape maintenance standards for a critical production line.

Compensation / Benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Benefits starting Day One
• Stable work in an essential manufacturing business
• High-impact role with cross-functional visibility
• Modern, safety-first workplace
• Recognized as a 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace

Responsibilities
• 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 and optimize settings
• Train operators and maintenance technicians on operation and troubleshooting
• Establish maintenance routines, inspection standards, and baseline practices
• Diagnose equipment failures and implement long-term solutions during ramp-down/ramp-up phases
• Lead small improvement projects and collaborate across Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Production
• Support preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
• Analyze equipment and process data to identify improvement opportunities
• Support shutdown planning and maintenance execution
• Improve uptime, availability, reliability, and OEE
• Address weld integrity, tube dimensions, surface defects, and process stability
• Lead and mentor technicians and operators

Key requirements
• 4+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing
• Steel tube manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience with tube forming systems, HF/ERW welding, xklufbp sizing, cutoff equipment
• Strong mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read technical drawings and equipment documentation
• Experience with predictive maintenance, failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective action
• Ability to guide, train, and mentor technicians and operators
• Strong communication with cross-functional teams
• Safety-first mindset with attention to quality and process discipline
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Hands-on, proactive problem solving
• Mentoring and training capability
• Tube forming systems
• HF/ERW welding
• Sizing and cutoff equipment