Plant Logistics Lead - Alloa

O-I Glass; Alloa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global glass packaging leader is seeking a Plant Logistics Lead in Alloa. This role requires coordination of warehouse and transport management, acting as the primary interface with 3PL partners. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, managing budgets, and striving for performance improvements. The ideal candidate should have operational experience in logistics and strong leadership skills. Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 plus benefits available.

Benefits

6% plant bonus depending on performance

33 days holiday including 8 bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Health Cover

Life Assurance

Highly competitive pension

Qualifications

• Operational experience in a comparable position in logistics or purchasing at site/plant level.
• Experience in a matrixed organisation is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of warehouse management and transport management.
• Act as a contract manager and interface with 3PLs.
• Accountable for receiving and warehousing of packaging components.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies and operational standards.
• Monitor service levels of 3PL according to contract KPIs.
• Manage operational budgets and oversee logistics P&L.

Skills

Logistics studies or comparable professional qualification

Strong people management

Coaching and communication

Confidence influencing and negotiating

Ability to thrive under pressure

Strong financial awareness

Strong IT knowledge

Tools

ERP systems such as SAP

Job description

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.

Job Description

Your role as Plant Logistics Lead is to coordinate, regulate and monitor all aspects of warehouse management and distribution/transport management.

You will act as a contract manager and be the face of O-I with our 3PL’s.

You will be accountable for the receiving, documenting and temporary warehousing of packaging components, storage of finished goods and collection of empty returnable packaging from customers.

Duties will include, but are not limited to;

• Ensure strict adherence to O-I’s Health and Safety policy, on site quality standards and SOP’s.
• Monitoring the service of the 3PL in line with the contract KPI
• Support a 24/7/365 operation with a team of over 50, managing the service of the 3PL in line with the contract KPI
• Develop, review and implement action plans with the 3PL to increase and drive performance improvement
• Ensure that the operation is aligned with business needs, including continuous improvement initiatives, cost efficiency and labour allocation
• Maintain and oversee the logistics P&L
• Work collaboratively with different functions across the plant, both internal and external to maintain service delivery.
• Develop and execute repair and maintenance plans for the warehouses and on-site Logistics facilities.

As well as on site Logistics, you are also accountable for the 3PL service at our external warehouses. Travel will be required to these external sites as well as travel to customer sites to undertake packaging counts.

What You’ll Bring

• A real drive to execute O-I’s commitment to on site H&S improvement on site.
• Logistics studies or comparable professional qualification
• Strong people management, coaching and communication as well as proven leadership and team building
• Confidence influencing and negotiating across multiple functions
• The ability to thrive under pressure, managing complex operational scenarios, whilst always focussing on the quality of service and cost.
• The commitment to building a culture of continuous improvement
• Strong financial awareness and ability to manage budgets/P&L
• Strong IT knowledge for effective stock control and distribution

What You’ll Get

• The autonomy to deliver, manage and execute strategic objectives
• A competitive salary range of £40,000 - £45,000dependant on experience
• 6% plant bonus dependant on individual and plant performance
• 33 days holiday including 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme and Private Health Cover
• Life Assurance
• Highly competitive pension with minimum company contribution of 8% / employee minimum contribution 3%

Qualifications

• Operational experience in a comparable position in logistics / purchasing at site/plant level
• Experience in a matrixed organisation is desirable but not essential
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.

Additional Information

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