Electrical and Automation Department Leader

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: 

The Electrical and Automation Department Leader will be part of a wider Technical Department that plays a key role in supporting the overall business plans and objectives of the plant. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a team of electricians, automation engineers and programmers, as well as coordinating and supervising the work of electrical services from outside the Plant
• Ensuring failure-free operation of the internal power grid, machines and devices in order to ensure continuity of production and timely execution of orders
• Creating and supervising the implementation of preventive inspection plans for the subordinate area
• Planning, coordinating and supervising projects in the field of internal power and energy networks, automation of production and production-related processes
• Supervising technical documentation in the subordinate area of responsibility and controlling budget implementation
• Analysing current indicators and recommendation of actions aimed at improving their effectiveness
• Supervision and operation of electrical and energy devices and installations
• Designing and implementing new technical solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of production lines
• Ensuring that the Energy Management System is established, implemented and improved in accordance with the ISO 50001 standard
• Initiating corrective and improvement actions aimed at improving the energy result
• Promoting energy policy awareness at all levels of the organization
• Coordinating of subcontractors' work and cooperation with external companies in the subordinate area of responsibility

What are we looking for?

• Higher technical education in the field of Electrical/Automation/Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics or related 
• Minimum 3 years of job related experience in a similar managerial position in a production plant 
• Experience in managing and developing a team in practice and practical knowledge in the field of automation
• Very good knowledge of PLC programming and diagnostics and knowledge of the ISO 50001 standard is desirable 
• Ability to read electrical diagrams, technical drawings, design maps and other technical documentation in English 
• Practical knowledge of TPM and Lean standards 
• 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 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.
 

No agencies please.

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