This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Primary purpose of the position:
Assists in the direction of assigned plant.  Ensures the plant meets the group’s overall business plans and objectives.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Responsible for the overall safety and environmental performance in the plant by ensuring plant focus on programs, procedures and KPI’s in accordance with Ball safety/environmental programs.
• Supports the selection, training, growth and development of shift and staff personnel to attain organizational goals.
• Supports development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.
• Provides direction of plant operations for the manufacturing of group products in accordance with process and product specifications and quality standards, complying with contractual and/or customer requirements and meeting financial objectives.
• Provides direction/support to plant operations to include production, engineering, quality, lean etc.
• Facilitates and partners with all functions in the preparation of the plant’s operating budget.
• Ensures the plant complies with all environmental regulations by maintaining effective environmental programs and maintains knowledge and awareness of environmental requirements.
• Initiates, reviews, masters, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility.
• Supports positive employee relations in the plant, including with local/national union leadership, if applicable.
• Complies with environmental regulations when using, dispensing, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials and wastes.
• Orchestrate activities, assignments and projects to maintain optimal level of customer service for both internal and external customers.

Position Requirement & competencies:

Professional & Education Qualification

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience 
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain (MBA-Preferred). 
• Job related experience for 10 year(s) minimum.
• 4 years of manufacturing leadership experience (high speed manufacturing/packaging preferred).
• Demonstrated successful experience using Lean Six Sigma principles in manufacturing.
• Highly matrixed/high growth organization experience.
   

Skills:

• Ability to participate with functional counterparts within the organization at the earliest stages of planning/development to meet plant objectives; directing, allocating the plant’s resources, timing, etc.
• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a  confidential manner.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Ability to negotiate with customers to promote or sell ideas or concepts.
• Must maintain professional competence, ethical integrity, knowledge, and skills.
   

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of the following areas:  company policies, procedures, and products; general administrative principles, practices, nomenclature, and procedures; generally accepted managerial practices and procedures; business principles, legal practices, customer needs and expectations, and manufacturing operations.

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 Compensation & Benefits

-  Hiring Salary Range:(Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
-  [This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.]
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.