Finish Supervisor

Ardagh Glass Ltd.; Henderson (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging is seeking a Finish Supervisor to organize and direct the cold end department while aligning with quality specs and customer requirements. This role will oversee inspection, held ware, load center, and carton operations to ensure safe, efficient production.

You will lead safety programs, improve throughput, train staff, and collaborate with other departments and the union to maintain high standards of quality and labor relations in a demanding manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associate's degree in engineering, business administration, or related field
• Three (3) years manufacturing experience
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Travel up to 5%

Responsibilities

• Administer effective safety program striving for zero accidents in the workplace
• Execute plans to process held ware
• Ensure load center and carton areas run efficiently to reduce held ware and export quality ware
• Train and develop employees and maintain labor relations with the labor contract
• Collaborate with departments for changes ensuring time and quality
• Prepare work assignments and maintain records
• Maintain effective relationships within departments, with the Union, and with the corporation
• Comply with environmental and food safety standards as outlined in plant policies

Skills

Safety program leadership

Team training

Labor relations

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in engineering, business administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Job description

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The Finish Supervisor organizes and directs the cold end department and is engaged in the selecting and packing of quality glass containers within company and customer specifications. This role will specifically be responsible for the inspection, held ware, load center, and carton departments.

Responsibilities:

• Administer effective safety program striving for zero accidents in the workplace
• Execute plans to process held ware
• Ensure that the load center and carton areas run as efficiently as possible to continually reduce held ware and a smooth exporting of good ware to customers
• Train and develop employees and maintain good labor relations with the effective application of the labor contract
• Collaborate with applicable departments for job changes ensuring efficient changes in terms of time and quality
• Prepare work assignments for employees and maintain accurate record keeping
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the departments, with other departments, with the Union, and with the corporation
• Comply with environmental and food safety standards as outlined in plant policies within the department

Minimum skills / qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three (3) years of experience in manufacturing
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Ability to travel up to 5%

Preferred skills / qualifications:

• Associate's degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field
• Prior experience with SAP
• Prior experience with food safety
• Two (2) years in a leadership role
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• Prior experience working with lean manufacturing, kaizens, and 5S

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.

AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for brand owners around the world. We have grown to a team of approximately 20,000 people with revenues of more than $9 billion. Today we have a presence across the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.

Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.

Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).

The future we’re creating for Ardagh is built around our four Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!