Global Network Leader - Furnace

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

This position truly represents the best of O-I. As a GNL, you will be fluent in the O-I Way of operating, understand deeply our Manufacturing Fundamentals and be capable of building strong connections with O-I colleagues & joint venture / licensee personnel around the globe. Always promoting a safety first culture.

Viewed primarily as a Technical Expert in the area of Batch & Furnace, you are expected to be fully proficient across the very broad range of topics within. From design inception & project execution, through all aspects of daily in plant operations & maintenance over the entire asset lifecycle and finally, on to the decommissioning/demolition. You will be capable of servicing requests from all levels within the business regarding this discipline, always sharing knowledge and capturing improvement opportunities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Safety First mindset, visible to all in how you approach your work, particularly when in the field.
• Represent the Furnace Discipline always embracing a one voice mentality, no matter the audience. (When you speak at this level, it is O-I speaking!)
• As a part of the Global Network for Furnace, your priority is to serve the business, making a positive impact on any topic of focus.
  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Training
  • Operational Controls and Asset Protection Systems Auditing
  • Preventative & Reactive Maintenance
  • Rebuild & Hot Repair Project preparation & execution
  • New Technology Deployment
  • Quality Upset Diagnosis & Recovery (Remote & In field)
• You shall constantly review and capture the best of what we do, but must also capture learnings from mistakes & incidents in the field with the aim of preventing reoccurrence. Always closing the loop.
• Working closely & effectively with other disciplines always ensuring the best outcome for the business is mandatory.
• Nurturing relationships at all levels is fundamental. We need to foster strong connections, particularly within our Global Furnace Network and Melting Process Area to be effective. 
• You will lead a particular area of focus within the Discipline, you will be the considered this subject matter expert. This topic will be a focus for strengthening our in plant operations but also continued personal development and growth.
• As GNL, you will play a key role in the team responsible for supporting our Joint Ventures & Licensee Plants around the world. They reach out to us for training support, operational guidance & strategies and for troubleshooting. In this capacity once again, you will fully represent the O-I.
• On site support of activities will be required, you will support as and when needed, for only as long as is necessary.

SCOPE AND IMPACT

As a GNL for Furnace, you are expected to provide a very practical technical link with our Melting Process Areas. You should have the ability to simplify complexity. As an operations expert, your deep knowledge & experiences from working hands on in the field is what sets you apart. You must leverage this hard earned, practical know how, to steer Engineering & Business decisions for the benefit of the company. 

Training creation & delivery must impact the targeted audience in a positive way. You have a responsibility to equip people with the necessary knowledge & tools to perform well in their roles, pitching at the correct level to ensure maximum understanding of expectations. Both within O-I and to our Licensee / JV’s.

You must be capable of providing technical leadership for planned GME Focus projects, Licensee / JV’s as well as supporting unexpected upsets in the field.

Ultimately, the impact of your role should result in safer, healthier, happier, high performing Batch & Furnace Departments.

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Ceramics, Chemical or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Batch & Furnace operations in a Plant.
• Proficient in English language.
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) certification.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to Discipline Leader, Furnace Operations.

This position will have no direct reports.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

50 - 75% domestic and international travel