Manager, Plant Production Control

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.

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Primary purpose of the position:

Manages the plant Production Control & Integrated Business Planning functions as directed.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment.  This includes correcting unsafe acts/conditions, facilitating daily/weekly/monthly safety meetings, performing safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.
• Supports development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.
• Provides management and administration of the plant Production Control and Integrated Business Planning functions as directed.
• Works with Central Planning to schedule production of products (cans and ends) to fulfill customer requirements, meet shipping schedules and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Manages the plant warehouse functions, and related operations and personnel, to accommodate storage and shipment of raw materials and finished goods.
• Manages assigned external warehouses, including supplier management.  Coordinates with central Logistics, Quality, and Sourcing to resolve issues.
• Provides forecast input for raw materials (i.e. metal, coatings, etc) to Sourcing.
• Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy of finished goods.
• Supervises the receipt, storage, and control of raw material for use in production.
• Coordinates with Order Fulfilment to resolve supply issues that are impacting customer deliveries
• Coordinates resolution of transportation and logistics issues impacting customer deliveries
• Manage production planning related to specific customer segments that require special administrative handling (ie Cash in Advance).  Works with other Ball entities, as required (completed by scheduler where applicable).
• Supporting quality department on investigating on HFI, OSM, sort, and embargo as needed.
• Initiates, reviews, masters, and follows all manuals, policies, procedures, and work instructions for area of responsibility.
• Establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence that will discourage third party interference; or establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence with employees, their union stewards and representatives which will promote achievement of plant and company goals.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company.  Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts.
• While the regular working cycle of this position is usually five days on (Monday-Friday), this job may include working weekends (Saturday and Sunday); working hours may vary as specified by management, and may require some “on call” work, particularly during the onboarding period.

Position Requirement & competencies:

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college degree level education or work-related experience
• Job related experience for 2 year(s) minimum
• Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard plant production control techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Ability to negotiate with customers/contractors to promote or sell ideas or concepts.
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in the Ball Corporation manuals.
• Working knowledge of the following areas:  business principles, legal practices, customer needs and expectations, production control practices