Assistant Plant Manager

Requisition ID: 38332 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!   

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.  

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.  

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.  

 

Crafted Highlights:     

As the Assistant Plant Manager working in Wheat Ridge, CO you will ensure the proper facilitation of the team culture across all functional and cross functional disciplines of operations within the facility. You will implement and refine improvement opportunities to maximize the performance of the total operations. Additionally, you'll ensure that all Company policy, legislative, safety, environmental and quality required standards are implemented as appropriate and adhered to by all team members. This role leads instruction over the plant furnace(s) to achieve the KPIs (Safety, Quality, Productivity, Flexibility, and Cost) in line with Plant Objectives. We look to this position to provide continuous improvement principles in all areas of responsibility – technical, quality, safety, environment, financial, people. Additionally, this role ensures adequate resources from both internal and external service departments to ensure high performance and equipment reliability. This position is vital as it serves as the industry expert and leads as the plants technical resource/knowledge base regarding glass. It is the responsibility of this person to stay connected with the latest learning(s) from our O-I partners and cascade accordingly to RMBC. This role is essential for the overall success of the partners.

 

What You’ll Be Brewing: 

• Advanced familiarity with the technical aspects of packaging operations
• Advanced knowledge of packaging practices and procedures
• Familiarity with the technical aspects of packaging operations and associated equipment
• Thorough knowledge of production scheduling
• Thorough knowledge of packaging quality with the ability to analyze business reports and recognize trends that adversely impact quality
• Strong understanding of Asset CARE concepts (Capability, Availability, Reliability, and Enhancement) for installed equipment, including maintenance routines and practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the managerial ability to directly manage personnel while supporting technical training and personal development
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing concepts such as World Class Manufacturing, with the ability to establish and implement workplace strategies aligned to business needs
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA regulations, employee relations practices and policies, TTB regulations, plant safety regulations, FDA guidelines for food plants, and environmental regulations related to glass production operations
• Ability to apply high-level root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills at all levels
• Ability to set priorities and provide appropriate structure to resolve problems and issues

 

Key Ingredients:   

• Minimum of ten years in a leadership position managing multiple departments in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of glass industry experience with proven management and continuous improvement skills
• Ability to analyze data and recognize detrimental trends that could impact the company through increased costs, potential regulatory issues, or risk management exposure
• Flexibility to respond to frequent changes in production requirements and or systems and equipment failures
• Ability to provide basic scheduling and technical support during preventative maintenance activities, including expendable refractory replacement, combustion filter replacement, burner maintenance, and mechanism replacement

 

Beverage Bonuses:    

• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities. 
• We care about our communities and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are. 
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