Plant Manager

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.

Why do you want to apply? Since 1922 the O-I plant in Zanesville has been a well-respected employer in the community.  Offering above-average compensation and excellent benefits.  It boasts a multicultural workforce and combines strong leadership with a collaborative union environment.  Furthermore, O-I fosters an inclusive atmosphere with opportunities for growth and advancement. Zanesville is a lovely small town with a rich, historic past.  Just 30 minutes west of Columbus, OH, situated at the junction of the Licking River and Muskingum River.

Job Description

The Plant Manager is accountable for strategic operational oversight of a continuous manufacturing operation, including ensuring safety and quality standards, optimizing efficiency, cost management and leading a team of employees to meet the plant and organizational goals.  .

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Leads and fosters a plant safety culture throughout the operations meeting all company and statutory requirements using the assigned processes and leader standard work for safety.
• Lead daily plant operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are met or exceeded.
• Promote a culture of accountability and team work within the plant. Develop capabilities of direct reports through mentoring, training, and coaching.
• Focuses on people leadership and ensures talent management and succession planning processes are implemented and effective.
• Reviews the performance of team members and holds them accountable for achieving plant goals.  Defines performance measures through the Performance Connection process.
• Effective cost management of all controllable cost elements ensuring this is achieved at the right level of the organization, at the department level to ensure ownership and accountability for cost.
• Responsible for the implementation of O-I’s quality system by adhering to all quality standards.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers.
• Works with plant leadership to maintain productive employee relations.  Promotes and supports team building and employee empowerment.  Ensures excellent plant communications.
• Provide leadership to direct reports (and that of their respective teams) to achieve optimal performance, ensuring their continued development and a promoting an engaging work environment.
• Establishes a culture of operational excellence.  Works with appropriate plant leadership team to develop a plan for process improvement in the plant.  Includes technological improvements, training to improve employee skills, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as engineering, quality. finance, HR, etc., to identify opportunities for enhancing product quality, reducing costs, and improving overall plant efficiency with goal of improving productivity and margin.
• Responsible for leading and managing the hourly workforce in alignment with the terms of the multi-site Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This includes ensuring full compliance with all contractual obligations, labor laws, and company policies. Fosters a collaborative relationship with union leadership, proactively addressing concerns and promoting open communication. Through partnership with the Union, drives employee engagement, supports a positive work environment, and champions initiatives that enhance workforce morale, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Facilitate effective communication channels within the plant, ensuring information flow between different departments and shifts.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively and proactively interact and communicate with all levels of the organization, fostering an environment of trust, open communication and ownership.
• Ensures compliance with Company policies, OSHA, EPA and other regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is requir