Chemical Process Leader

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position overview: 

The Chemical Process Leader will lead chemical production processes inside Aluminum can manufacturing plant, conducting research and finding ways to increase safety, efficiency, quality and reduce operational costs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Organizing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of equipment and machines, as well as annual overhauls, in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations, specifications and maintenance plans
• Participating in projects of installation and commissioning of new equipment, as well as projects of optimization and modernization of equipment in chemical production processes
• Coordinating chemical operators work in production which runs continuously 24/7
• Leading team of day shift chemical technicians
• Creating and following safety and waste management procedures in chemical process area
• Responsible for water and chemicals budgeting and usage
• Responsible for maintenance budget within chemical process area
• Maintaining equipment within chemical process area
• Leading LEAN activities within chemical process area
• Organizing team to solve the causes of equipment downtime in accordance with safety and legal regulations
• Suggesting opportunities for process improvements and equipment renewal
• Participating in root cause analyzes (RCA)

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
• Minimum 2 years job experience related to production environment 
• Knowledge of key topics related to waste water treatment, reverse osmosis systems, DI water systems 
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the essential principles of machine circuits
• Drive for improvements and strong cross functional communication 
• Good problem solving and ability to make independent decisions
• Fluent English

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

No agencies please.

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