Plant Manager

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium 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:

As the Plant Manager you are responsible for leadership of the manufacturing facility, ensuring that it operates with employee health and safety as the number one priority. You will report to the Regional Operations Director. The rolecovers all aspects of production, from receiving goods to shipping products, leading the plant and creating, delivering a long-term sustainable strategy for the plant in essential responsible areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Being the ambassador of Ball’s culture, driving the right behaviours amongst all plant employees.
• Lead the activities of the various plant functions to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources: people, material and plant.
• Responsible for recognising, creating and implementing plans to promote diversity & inclusion within the plant.
• Full P&L and legal responsibility for the plant, including involvement in the preparation of yearly budgets and driving compliance with H&S and Fire Prevention laws.
• Continually review plans, methods and efficiency, ensuring modifications to equipment/methods are in accordance with company standards including environmental, health and safety, and accessibility.
• Introduction of cost reduction/continuous improvement programmes/process.
• Ensure all team members are trained, supervised and adequately supported to carry out their duties effectively and to the highest standard of quality and safety.
• Perform duties of the management representative in the environmental management system.
• Take part in development and maintenance of the integrated management system.
• Represent the plant in all matters and relationships with external bodies.

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a people leadership role within a large manufacturing facility.

• Engineering background, with relevant degree or qualifications.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Strong communication skills across all organisational levels.
• Knowledge of budgetary processes and capital expenditure projects.
• Working knowledge of legislation regarding H&S and Environmental policies
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

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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 aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions 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.
 

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