ID

2026-14648

Category

Engineering

Type

Full-Time

Location : Physical Work Location Display Name

Non Facility Specific

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life.

For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here.

At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce.

We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

Graham Packaging is looking for a technical trainer to develop and conduct training programs that provide our employees with the skills necessary to excel at their jobs. He or she will serve as a subject matter expert in key technical areas of our operations (blow molding, injection molding, downstream operations) and be a key contributor to company standard operating procedures. This position reports into Graham Packaging’s Global Technical Center in York, PA.

The primary duties of a Technical Training Development Specialist include:

• Coordinate and deliver training programs for employees or customers
• Work with operations to ensure that training programs align with organizational needs
• Support employee adoption and adherence to defined procedures through effective on-line/on-demand training resources that follow instructional design best practices, including:
  • Stating instructional end goals in terms of demonstrable knowledge, skills and on-the-job performance
  • Identifying target audience training needs in terms of comprehension (knowledge) and application (skilled execution on-the-job) specific to job context and audience profile (e.g. age, general education level, computer skill base, etc.)
  • Creating short, engaging, interactive, online learning resources that support the transfer of defined operating procedures into easily consumed audio, visual/graphical, relevant example/case studies, demonstrations and self-assessment resources as appropriate to the material
  • Designing and writing supporting pieces for training resources, such as FAQs and job aids where needed
  • Determining criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments
• Maintain project documentation and course collateral for future trainings
• Collaborate on the creation of standard operating procedures for the company
• With a focus on continuous improvement, investigate and implement new training techniques

Core Proficiencies and Skills

The following skills and proficiencies are essential requirements of the position:

• Ability to communicate complex ideas in an effective manner
• Understanding of various educational techniques and when to use each one (lecture, demonstration, discussion, etc…)
• Strong technical writing skills
• Strong understanding of the properties of blow molding resins and other raw materials
• Strong processing skills for monolayer, multilayer, single parison and multiple parison bottles
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills of blow molding equipment
• Travel up to 75% required at times

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering with 5 year experience in the blow molding industry or 10 years of hands on mechanical processing experience

The standard compensation for this role is $95,400 - 143,100. Salary offers will be determined based on final candidate qualifications, experience, skillset, and other relevant factors.

The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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