Line Leader

Company Description
**Who we are**:
Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

**Job Description**:
As a Line Leader for O-I you will be responsible for managing the total operation of the line (defined as total production line) on a 24 hour / 7 day a week basis through the continuous shift operation to maximize production performance within established safety, quality and cost parameters.

A particular emphasis of the role is to facilitate a team culture across all functional and cross functional disciplines for the specific line. Through both formal and informal continuous improvement opportunities, implement and refine improvement ideas to maximize the performance of the line.

**A Line Leader Will**:

- Ensure correct use of safety equipment and adherence to all safety procedures
- Engage with multiple departments within the plant to assign resources to focus on all areas of the production line; i.e. safety, quality, furnace, machine repair, mold shop, general maintenance, forming, inspection, and packaging
- Analyze data from the production line to identify improvement opportunities and to create effective improvement actions and projects
- Motivate and engage with the production line employees to align on expectations and performance goals
- Develop basic technical knowledge of the glass production process
- Learn and adhere to customer quality requirements and expectations
- Work with shift supervisors to have consistency across different shifts
- Assist in development, coaching, and training of production employees

**Qualifications**:
**The Line Leader Should Have**:

- University Degree in Engineering.
- Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Production or Operations Management, Business, or other related disciplines
- Minimum requirement of 1 year experience supervising/leading people and processes in a manufacturing environment, preferably Glass production.
- Project Management and/or Lean Certification desired.
- Significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement and Kaizen events.
- Computer literate w/ proficiency in Microsoft Office Products
- Adequate knowledge of informational systems & ability to analyze data (i.e. SAP, WorkBrain, etc.).
- Strategic thinker, with clear vision and direction of change management
- Strong facilitation and interpersonal communication
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Proven ability to coach, mentor, and energize team members

**What we offer at O-I**:

- Opportunity for future growth and advancement
- Comprehensive benefits package (flexible compensation)
- Join a sustainable Industry (infinite recycling)
- and much more

**Next Steps**:
If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.

Additional Information

O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status, disability, etc.