Line Leader / Production Line Manager

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.

Why do you want to apply?  The Tracy Plant is one of O-I’s largest facilities. Providing a great team environment and offering plenty of opportunity for growth and advancement.  The plant is located in southern California, yet affords a moderate cost of living.  As an added bonus, it is close to both beaches and mountains.

Job Description

As a Line Leader you will be responsible for managing the total operation of the 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 Line Leader Will:

• Align resources in the plant’s personnel to focus on all areas of the process center.
• Reinforce positive team efforts and embrace Continuous Improvement concepts to ensure workers understand that their work activities are part of a whole and have an impact on the operation and common goals.
• Define initiatives and operations goals with input from other plant personnel to improve overall performance.
• Develop multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, and awareness of customer oriented common goals and achievements.
• Be responsible for all audit compliance for Quality, Safety, GMP, Procedures, Swabbing and Forming.
• Lead workshops resulting in tangible key performance indicator improvements.
• Ensure through audits that tools are appropriately and effectively used.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Prefer Bachelor’s degree in Production or Operations Management, Business, or other related discipline
• Minimum requirement of 1 year experience supervising/leading people and processes in a manufacturing environment
• Significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement and Kaizen events
• Strategic thinker, with clear vision and direction of change management

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $82,000 and $100,000 and includes a possible 12% 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
• Paid sick time
• Parental leave benefits
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.