Director, Regional Processes (SA) - Jacareí/SP ou Pouso Alegre/MG

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging solutions. 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.

*Please, submit your resume in English. 

**Note that Ball is specifically looking for candidates with experience in the can industry, whether from can manufacturing itself or from companies that produce machinery for cans.

Primary Purpose of this Position:  

Responsible for leading team to optimize current processes and performance for existing plant technology, directing common and standard processes that are industry leading and best-in-class. 

What will you be responsible for? 

• Set Manufacturing Plant’s processes capabilities. Drive its implementation and monitor appropriate controls to assure correct deployment and application. Drive critical to process and critical to quality controls to maximize Plant’s efficiency and best level of operation.
• Direct and support Plant, Engineering and Processes resources. Provide technical support to improve Plant’s operational performance and technical guidance.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among engineering teams to drive continuous improvement in processes, KPI performance tracking and follow-up, Line control and Plant Simulation across the Plants, Data performance report to drive operational excellence, IMS for documents control/SOP`s update and knowledge transfer. 

Lead Technical Teams:

• Take charge of technical teams, driving the efficient implementation of optimized and new processes. 
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the technical teams to stay ahead of industry trends. 

Management and Support in Projects and Capabilities : 

• Prepare comprehensive and accurate capital general ops cost estimates for the operating plan, prioritizing according to the budget.  
• Management of Ops project for new capabilities, maintenance, products, new processes, performance increase and etc. 
• Collaborate with the capital projects team to establish a seamless interface, clarifying roles and responsibilities to avoid duplication of efforts. 
• Best Practice, Share and implement Best Practice across the plants aligned with Global strategy/program. 
• Train Operational Teams Executing training program aligned with Global Training Strategy and maintenance plan/execution. 
• Spare parts management, optimizing the level of service, inventory reduction aligned with Global Strategy. 

What are we looking for? 

• Completed bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. 
• Advanced/Fluent English.
• Availability to be based in Jacareí/SP or Pouso Alegre/MG.
• Experience in process optimization and productivity management within a manufacturing environment. 
• Proficiency in Lean Six Sigma principles and methodologies. 
• In-depth knowledge of predictive and preventative maintenance practices. 
• Strong leadership and team management skills. 
• Effective communication and relationship management with suppliers and internal teams. 
• Excellent project management and budgetary control skills. 
• Lean manufacturing principles, 5S deployment/sustainability, WCM Strategy experience 
• Knowledge of Capital Project Development, Cost Estimation and Project Management.  

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

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 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.