Unit Plant Manager - O-I

About O-I

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. 

As a Unit Plant Manager, you will manage the total operation of the production lines of an assigned furnace on a 24 hour/7 day a week basis through the line management system and continuous shift operation to maximize production performance within established safety, quality and cost parameters.

The Unit Plant Manager will: 

• Drive the plant furnace to achieve key performance goals (safety, quality, total cost, productivity, and flexibility)
• Promote a manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement culture
• Conduct production meetings and sponsor morning TPC meetings 
• Lead and manage projects including furnace work and rebuilds 
• Successfully meet plant KPI’s 
• Manage performance and development for all direct reports

The Unit Plant Manager should have: 

• Proven management and continuous improvement skills 
• Ability to collaborate with team members and support employee engagement 
• Ability to coach, mentor, and energize team members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong presentation skills 

• Bachelor’s degree (Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or other related field) preferred
• At least 5 years of experience supervising/leading people and processes in glass manufacturing required
• 3 years of forming and glass conditioning experience preferred
• Must have significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement
• Strategic thinker, with clear vision and direction
• Must be team-orientated with excellent change management and people skills

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $105,000 - $125,000 and includes a possible 15% quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
• Wellness incentive where you can earn money for your HSA or HRA
• Group life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
• Weekly disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing hr.recruiters@o-i.com.