Engineering Director, Global Capital and Process Standards

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Position Overview:

As the  Engineering Director for Capital and Process Standards,  you are a leader on the Global Engineering team, reporting to the Vice President of Global Engineering.   You will contribute to the success of Ball by establishing industry-leading practices across Ball’s manufacturing facilities. 

In this role you will create and deploy standards for the operation of can making equipment, the parts and materials used in can making, as well as processes used to plan and execute capital projects.   

As the strategic leader of this group, you will drive the vision of leveraging scale across Ball’s global footprint in pursuit of operational excellence.  

Your Key Areas of Responsibility: 

• Technical Standards:  including managing global subject matter experts with responsibility for creating and deploying process documentation for all can-making technology, direct materials (coatings), utility, power, civil construction and wastewater systems.  
• Establish standards for design, installation, startup and utilization of can lines. Responsible for coordinating standard plant design with project values ranging from $200 Million (M) to $400M.
• Set standards for capital budgeting and control.  Lead the governance and processes to ensure accurate cost estimation and budgetary control.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual capital budget for general operations globally (>$150M).  Track and report on this project portfolio throughout the year.  
• Collaborate and work closely with Capital Procurement and key suppliers of major capital equipment and services to review standard equipment specifications and enforce OEM change control.  
• Oversee the system for trials and workflows that assess operational readiness of process innovations; this requires close coordination with suppliers, operations and Ball Operational Excellence organization.
• Responsible for creation of global specifications, technical standards and change management strategy for direct materials such as inside lacquers, inks and varnishes, executing the strategy from supply through application.  
• Technical licensee support:  Manage communications, information flows and the financial reconciliation.  Direct the provision of engineering and technical support to the regional and joint venture engineering teams.  
• Collaborate with Operational Excellence teams to evaluate good and best practices with responsibility of adopting and deploying as global standards. 

Required Experience and Skills: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering leadership, particularly in establishing best practices for industrial processes.  
• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing technology in a global manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience generating business cases/ROI, performing technology selection and vendor management. 
• Working knowledge of:  
  • Purchasing, legal contracts, licenses, accounting, economics, depreciation, capitalization, accruals, ISO, auditing (internal and external), insurance, and contract negotiations.  

Preferred Experience and Skills: 

• Masters degree (such as MBA).
• 7 or more years in operations of beverage can manufacturing.