Production Services Manager

Company Description

About O-I

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 your 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?  Many manufacturing plants are located in smaller cities and more rural areas, but our Vernon plant offers the opportunity to build a great career just outside the heart of Los Angeles. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, and we offer opportunities for growth and advancement.

Job Description

The Production Services Manager will lead and drive the support function of operation through job change, IS maintenance and mold maintenance, to ensure that the equipment is fit for purpose through disciplined maintenance activities. 

The Production Services Manager should have:

• Basic understanding of glass chemistry and furnace operations
• General understanding of how mould equipment is repaired, designed, and other critical components of the moulds, blanks, and variables as it applies to making the glass containers including knowledge on equipment revisions.
• Good understanding of glass conditioning from the refiner out to the spout.
• Good foundation of the mechanical/electrical operation of the feeder/shear mechanism/IS machine/bottle conveyor/transfer mechanism/and stacker. 
• Strong leadership, team building, and problem solving skills. 
• Strong understanding of 5 S application, how to use data from the floor to solve issues, and OIS structured meetings for Tier l, ll, lll.
• Good networking skills.
• A positive approach/work well with others/understand job descriptions as outlined in MOE.

The Production Services Manager will:

• Ensure that all company policy, legislative, safety, environmental, and quality standards are implemented and adhered to by all team members.
• Ensure all job change activities for the plant are managed including the scheduling and execution of planned maintenance to ensure optimum utilization of resources in the hot end and cold end.
• Ensure there is a continuous improvement focus within the job change activities utilizing lean principles to drive out waste and improve the overall performance of the job change process.
• Ensure all aspects of mold maintenance are disciplined to supply mold equipment on time, fit for purpose, aligned with APAC mold standards and achieved at or better than budgetary levels.
• Ensure IS maintenance are proactive in planned maintenance to ensure the IS machines are fit for purpose while looking at every opportunity for cost reduction without jeopardizing business expectations for machine up time from a mechanical perspective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Must have 10 years of forming experience (excluding hourly positions)
• Must have demonstrated good work performance and a record of growing knowledge of the forming process

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I: 

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $130,000 - $160,000 and includes a possible 15% quarterly incentive bonus. 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 
• Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Pre-tax accounts
• Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
• Employee Assistance Program

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, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans