Manufacturing Capital Projects Lead — Automation

Facebook; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & benefits

Continuous learning

Caring & Empowering Company Culture

Job summary

Hood Container Corporation seeks a Capital Projects Manager to lead the planning, execution, and implementation of strategic capital investments across our corrugated manufacturing operations. This role will manage projects from concept through startup, including equipment installations, facility expansions, automation initiatives, and productivity improvements.

The ideal candidate will combine engineering and project management expertise with hands-on manufacturing experience to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of engineering, project management, or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale capital projects in manufacturing environments.
• Strong budgeting, cost control, construction management, and equipment procurement.
• Experience with AutoCAD, project management software, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term capital improvement plans aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the full lifecycle of capital projects from scope development and budgeting through commissioning and startup.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across corrugated box plants, sheet plants, and support facilities.
• Prepare capital appropriation requests, cost justifications, and ROI analyses.
• Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, equipment suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee equipment installation projects including corrugators, flexo folder gluers, rotary die cutters, folder gluers, material handling systems, robotics, and warehouse automation.
• Drive project execution while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, risks, and resource requirements.
• Support operational excellence initiatives through process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure successful project startup, training, and sustainability of results.
• Develop and communicate project status updates to executive leadership.

Skills

Engineering

Project Management

Manufacturing Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Project Management Software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hood Container Corporation seeks a Capital Projects Manager to lead the planning, execution, and implementation of strategic capital investments across our corrugated manufacturing operations. This role will manage projects from concept through startup, including equipment installations, facility expansions, automation initiatives, and productivity improvements.

The ideal candidate will combine engineering and project management expertise with hands-on manufacturing experience to deliver