Global Network Leader - Furnace

Company Description

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story.

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. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

Job Description

This position truly represents the best of O-I. As a GNL, you will be fluent in the O-I Way of operating, understand deeply our Manufacturing Fundamentals and be capable of building strong connections with O-I colleagues & joint venture / licensee personnel around the globe. Always promoting a safety first culture.

Viewed primarily as a Technical Expert in the area of Batch & Furnace, you are expected to be fully proficient across the very broad range of topics within. From design inception & project execution, through all aspects of daily in plant operations & maintenance over the entire asset lifecycle and finally, on to the decommissioning/demolition. You will be capable of servicing requests from all levels within the business regarding this discipline, always sharing knowledge and capturing improvement opportunities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Safety First mindset, visible to all in how you approach your work, particularly when in the field.
• Represent the Furnace Discipline always embracing a one voice mentality, no matter the audience. (When you speak at this level, it is O-I speaking!)
• As a part of the Global Network for Furnace, your priority is to serve the business, making a positive impact on any topic of focus.
  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Training
  • Operational Controls and Asset Protection Systems Auditing
  • Preventative & Reactive Maintenance
  • Rebuild & Hot Repair Project preparation & execution
  • New Technology Deployment
  • Quality Upset Diagnosis & Recovery (Remote & In field)
• You shall constantly review and capture the best of what we do, but must also capture learnings from mistakes & incidents in the field with the aim of preventing reoccurrence. Always closing the loop.
• Working closely & effectively with other disciplines always ensuring the best outcome for the business is mandatory.
• Nurturing relationships at all levels is fundamental. We need to foster strong connections, particularly within our Global Furnace Network and Melting Process Area to be effective. 
• You will lead a particular area of focus within the Discipline, you will be the considered this subject matter expert. This topic will be a focus for strengthening our in plant operations but also continued personal development and growth.
• As GNL, you will play a key role in the team responsible for supporting our Joint Ventures & Licensee Plants around the world. They reach out to us for training support, operational guidance & strategies and for troubleshooting. In this capacity once again, you will fully represent the O-I.
• On site support of activities will be required, you will support as and when needed, for only as long as is necessary.

SCOPE AND IMPACT

As a GNL for Furnace, you are expected to provide a very practical technical link with our Melting Process Areas. You should have the ability to simplify complexity. As an operations expert, your deep knowledge & experiences from working hands on in the field is what sets you apart. You must leverage this hard earned, practical know how, to steer Engineering & Business decisions for the benefit of the company. 

Training creation & delivery must impact the targeted audience in a positive way. You have a responsibility to equip people with the necessary knowledge & tools to perform well in their roles, pitching at the correct level to ensure maximum understanding of expectations. Both within O-I and to our Licensee / JV’s.

You must be capable of providing technical leadership for planned GME Focus projects, Licensee / JV’s as well as supporting unexpected upsets in the field.

Ultimately, the impact of your role should result in safer, healthier, happier, high performing Batch & Furnace Departments.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, C