Syntegon Technology is a leading global process and packaging technology provider. Formerly the packaging division of the Bosch Group, the company, headquartered in Waiblingen (Germany), has been offering complete solutions for the pharmaceutical and food industries for over 50 years. More than 6,100 employees at 30 locations in more than 15 countries generated a total revenue of 1.3 billion euros in 2018. The portfolio of intelligent and sustainable technologies includes stand-alone machines, as well as complete systems and services.   

Position Summary: Provide project leadership and technical design guidance on assigned projects to Aftermarket customers.  Prepare financial quotes for customers on Aftermarket projects.  Oversee and manage the project from beginning through final delivery and installation startup at the customer.

Essential Functions:

• Work with customers, Center of Competence (CoC), 3rd party vendors, and Aftermarket Sales Managers on quotation process and project status.
• Plan, organize, and lead individual customer machine projects.  Includes developing and maintaining work schedules, hours, and costs for each project. 
• Maintain on-time and on-budget objectives throughout project development to installation.  Coordinate staffing needs and deliverables with appropriate CoC, 3rd party vendors, and field service department.
• Quote and manage machine modifications as needed by working with the CoC.
• Work closely with customers, manufacturing, and engineering to resolve problems, address concerns, and answer questions during quote, order, design, manufacture, and inspection of a given project.
• Oversee the process of determining and documenting appropriate equipment lists, spare parts, and inventory to be maintained by the customer to service and operate their machines.
• Maintain working knowledge of Bosch product lines/equipment.
• Travel to customer sites during large or complex installations and CoC for team building and project meetings. Will travel domestically and internationally approximately 10% of the time.
• Work with Accounts Receivable on down payments, invoicing, and payment issues.
• Manage warranty related activities.
• May occasionally be responsible to lead others that are not direct reports.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Technology or Project Management with at least 5+ years experience in sales, project management or applications engineering for custom design machinery OR at least 10+ years of work experience and training (in lieu of a degree) in a combination of those same disciplines within an automated manufacturing environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• A Bachelors degree in Engineering is preferred
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to be very well organized
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering, finance
• Technical Capacity
• Proven orientation as a team player
• Skilled in MS Office (Excel, Word, and Access)
• High-speed capital equipment/packaging machinery industry knowledge
• Experience with an ERP system desired, SAP preferred
• Effective presentation skills
• Prior leadership experience
• German language skills

Syntegon Technology is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

NOTE: All official Syntegon job postings can be found at www.syntegon.com.  Successful candidates asked to participate in the hiring process should expect to speak to the hiring team by telephone and in person at one of our Syntegon office locations (Decatur, Oldsmar, Raleigh, New Richmond, Minneapolis and Allendale) prior to the job offer.