Manufacturing jobs in South Africa

Company Description

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.

• Strategical and operational responsibility for Human Resources in Germany
• Being strategic HR partner to the German and European management team
• Functional management of the HR team in the plants and providing support as a mentor
• Support and advice for managers on talent strategies and management processes
• Driving forward HR transformation, process, and organizational development
• Creation, monitoring, and analysis of HR statistics and evaluations, including HR budget
• Collaboration with the German works council on all relevant topics related to HR transformation, including system implementations
• Negotiations with the German works council, including collective bargaining
• Implementation of corporate initiatives in Germany, particularly in the areas of EHS, ethics, communication, and employee engagement
• Leading projects and guiding the teams on all relevant strategic HR topics
• Supporting and driving change management measures

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources/Business Administration or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience asHR Manager or similar leadership role preferably in
  a manufacturing and international environment
• Strong knowledge of labor law and HR best practices
• Experience working with works councils
• Fluency in German and English (written and spoken)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership and decision- making abilities, hands-on mentality

Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible work arrangement (hybrid way of working)
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Interesting and challenging work in an international environment

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you. O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance