Manager, Plant Production Control

Ball Aerospace; Pittston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 98,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Onsite work environment

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Pittston, PA is seeking a production/plant operations professional to oversee safety, inventory, and planning functions. The role coordinates with central planning, logistics, and sourcing to ensure on-time deliveries and efficient production of cans and ends.

The candidate will support food safety initiatives, manage warehouse operations, and lead continuous improvements within an on-site manufacturing environment. A minimum of 2 years in similar roles is expected.

Qualifications

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience.
• 2 years minimum job-related experience.
• Ability to operate and use a computer.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to negotiate with customers/contractors to promote ideas or concepts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe work environment; conduct safety meetings and inspections.
• Support development and maintenance of the food safety system.
• Administer Production Control and Integrated Business Planning functions.
• Schedule production to fulfill customer requirements and shipping schedules; manage inventory levels.
• Manage plant warehouse functions and external warehouses; coordinate with Logistics, Quality, and Sourcing.
• Forecast raw materials like metal and coatings to Sourcing.
• Maintain inventory accuracy of finished goods.
• Coordinate with Order Fulfillment and Transportation to resolve delivery issues.
• Lead production planning for special customer segments and liaise with Ball entities.
• Support quality investigations as needed; follow manuals, policies and procedures.

Skills

Computer literacy

Negotiation

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Broad training in related field

Job description

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Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Pittston, PA, US, 18640

Date: Oct 3, 2026

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values —\"We Care. We Work. We Win.\"— we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress.

Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, we’re turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes correcting unsafe acts/conditions, facilitating daily/weekly/monthly safety meetings, performing safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.


• Supports development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.


• Provides management and administration of the plant Production Control and Integrated Business Planning functions as directed.


• Works with Central Planning to schedule production of products (cans and ends) to fulfill customer requirements, meet shipping schedules and maintain appropriate inventory levels.


• Manages the plant warehouse functions, and related operations and personnel, to accommodate storage and shipment of raw materials and finished goods.


• Manages assigned external warehouses, including supplier management. Coordinates with central Logistics, Quality, and Sourcing to resolve issues.


• Provides forecast input for raw materials (i.e. metal, coatings, etc) to Sourcing.


• Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy of finished goods.


• Supervises the receipt, storage, and control of raw material for use in production.


• Coordinates with Order Fulfillment to resolve supply issues that are impacting customer deliveries


• Coordinates resolution of transportation and logistics issues impacting customer deliveries


• Manage production planning related to specific customer segments that require special administrative handling (ie Cash in Advance). Works with other Ball entities, as required (completed by scheduler where applicable).


• Supporting quality department on investigating on HFI, OSM, sort, and embargo as needed.


• Initiates, reviews, masters, and follows all manuals, policies, procedures and work instructionsfor area of responsibility.


• Establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence that will discourage third party interference; or establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence with employees, their union stewards and representatives which will promote achievement of plant and company goals.


• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company. Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others so as to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts.


• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience


• Job related experience for2year(s) minimum


• Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard plant production control techniques, procedures, and criteria.


• Ability to negotiate with customers/contractors to promote or sell ideas or concepts.


• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.


• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.


• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner.


• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.


• Working knowledge of the following areas: business principles, legal practices, customer needs and expectations, production control practices and principles, and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures.


• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in the Ball Corporation manuals.


• Works in both office and manufacturing environments.


• This position is exposed to occupational hazards, including but not limited to, high noise levels, physical obstacles, exposure to chemicals, etc.


• Must wear appropriate safety glasses, hearing protection, clothing, and footwear in appropriate areas and follow safety practices.

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• Expected Hiring Salary Range:$98-141k (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)


• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.


• Please visit our \"Total Rewards\" page to learn more about Ball’s comprehensive benefits structure.


• Onsite Work Environment:This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site. Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

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• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.