Sr. Project Manager

Company Description

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 the 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?  For 50 years, the Winston-Salem plant has been an established and well-respected employer in the community.  It boasts a multi-cultural workforce and combines strong leadership with a collaborative union environment.  Furthermore, O-I fosters an inclusive atmosphere with opportunity for growth and advancement.  Winston-Salem, NC is a great area that has the feel of a small town combined with all the amenities of a big city. 

Job Description

Preference is for candidates near Perrysburg, Ohio. 

The Project Manager is responsible and accountable for defining, planning, managing, and safely executing O-I’s major capital projects related to strategic expansion, furnace footprint optimization and flexibility changes, oxy-fuel conversions, as well as major/minor furnace repairs.

The position will be responsible to effectively manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, scope, cost estimating, forecasting, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning. Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across all major/minor projects.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead and manage projects following the global project management fundamental non-negotiables and toll gate process to accomplish the defined scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk management and internal customer/stakeholders expectations.
• Serve as a strategic partner, aligning project execution with business objectives, driving innovation, and leading change initiatives across the organization.
• Driving a construction safety culture on site during project execution and implementing the construction safety fundamentals
• Work along with planning department, engineering and operations discipline leaders to allocate and manage internal and external resources in order to execute the projects.
• Regular reporting of project status and cost to senior corporate and CG leadership
• Rigorous change and contingency management
• Monthly spending forecast preparation
• Ensure project management fundamentals methodologies, practices, and tools are being utilized.
• Ensure project documentation and deliverables, procedures, standards and best practices are produced and stored in a controlled repository (SharePoint/Construction Cloud).
• Assure all project activities are aligned to customer/business requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering, project management, or engineering management preferred).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing industries process / engineering / project management - Working knowledge of glass plant process
• Experience on managing CAPEX projects required
• PMP certification by PMI desired
• SAP knowledge desired
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Construction Cloud

Travel: 30-50%

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position will be between $120,000 - $145,000, with a potential 15% STI.  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
• 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, g