O-I

manufacturing

LineLeader

$100–115k Brampton, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Line Leader at O-I. Skills: process management, continuous improvement, operational metrics. Manage total operation of the line. Maximize production performance”

What You'll Achieve.

maximize production performance within established safety, quality and cost parameters; maximize the performance of the line; improve overall performance; tangible key performance indicator improvements

Industry & Context.

manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

experience analyzing data and looking for trends; ability to analyze data; Act as a change agent (leader) to instill a Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement culture

Eligibility Requirements

enjoy working on the plant floor

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2+ year experience supervising/leading people and processes in a manufacturing production environment, experience analyzing data and looking for trends, knowledge of informational systems & ability to analyze data

Nice to Have

significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement and Kaizen events

What You'll Do.

Manage total operation of the line

Maximize production performance

Facilitate team culture

Implement and refine improvement ideas

Align resources in plant's personnel

Reinforce positive team efforts

Motivate generation of ideas

Define initiatives and operations goals

Develop technical specialized skills

Develop multidisciplinary knowledge

Make sure local and contractual agreements are followed

Responsible for all audit compliance

Ensure correct use of safety equipment

Works with shift foremen

Assists in developing personnel

Define shop expectations

Deploy metrics and management routines

Act as a change agent

Ensure through audits that tools are appropriately used

Ensure lean principles are considered

Serve as a business change agent

Implement continuous improvement-lean manufacturing practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Facilitate a team culture across all functional and cross functional disciplines; Motivates the generation of ideas and initiates by discussing them on multi-disciplinary teams; Defines initiatives and operations goals with input from other plant personnel; Develops multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, and awareness of customer oriented common goals and achievements; Works with shift foremen to have consistency on all shifts

Communication Scope

communicator

Process & Methodology

Serve as a business change agent leading process improvement initiatives, process redesign activities/projects

Full Job 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. With approximately 27,000 employees and an unparalleled presence with nearly 80 factories in 23 countries, O-I is a key global player in glass packaging manufacturing. You will be responsible for managing the total operation of the line (defined as total production line) in a 24/7 manufacturing operation through the continuous shift operation to maximize production performance within established safety, quality and cost parameters. A particular emphasis of the role is to facilitate a team culture across all functional and cross functional disciplines for the specific line. Through both formal and informal continuous improvement opportunities, implement and refine improvement ideas to maximize the performance of the line. Responsibilities: * Aligns resources in the plant’s personnel (operators, mechanics, etc) to focus on all areas of the process center; i.e. quality assurance, furnace, machine repair, mold shop, general maintenance, cold end, and job change coordinator. * Reinforces positive team efforts and embraces Continuous Improvement concepts to ensure workers understand that their work activities are part of a whole and have an impact

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