Product Safety Manager - Glass Packaging & Compliance

Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Perrysburg (OH); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellness program

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Job summary

Owens-Illinois, Inc. seeks a Product Safety Manager to oversee product safety for containers produced in the Americas North region. You will lead complaint analysis, provide expert testimony, and collaborate with Area Quality Managers on recalls and risk mitigation.

You will work across design, manufacturing, customer support, Legal, and Global Quality to evaluate container quality, maintain regulatory documentation, and develop quality development programs. Travel up to 35% is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in related work (Assistant Product Safety Manager, Fracture Analysis Engineer, QA roles)
• Knowledge of glass container manufacturing, container design, fracture analysis, and microscopic examination techniques.
• Knowledge of FDA and CFIA requirements relevant to glass packaging and product safety, including compliance documentation and SOPs.
• Experience investigating consumer complaints, assessing product safety risks, and supporting root cause analysis, corrective actions, inventory containment, and recalls.
• Experience preparing technical reports and communicating analytical findings to customers, manufacturing teams, and Legal; experience supporting product liability investigations or expert testimony preferred.
• Experience managing technical personnel, supporting laboratory operations, and developing training materials and engineering talent.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with ability to interpret technical data and support audits.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes legal and non-legal consumer complaint samples.
• Provides expert testimony and analysis for O-I cases of bottle injury litigation.
• Assists with recruiting, hiring, training and professional development of Project Engineers in the Quality Development Program.
• Provides documentation for customers regarding FDA and CFIA compliance and indemnification.
• Works with Area Quality Managers regarding major complaint resolution along with inventory containment including product recall.
• Works with Area Quality Managers to ensure satisfactory product performance and specifications through design evaluation and competitive analysis.
• Reviews AOQ SOPs for compliance with Legal, FDA, CFIA requirements.
• Participates in the microscopic analysis of samples from domestic and international production plants and customers.

Skills

Fracture analysis

Glass manufacturing

Microscopic examination

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Technical reporting

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Owens-Illinois, Inc. seeks a Product Safety Manager to oversee product safety for containers produced in the Americas North region. You will lead complaint analysis, provide expert testimony, and collaborate with Area Quality Managers on recalls and risk mitigation.

You will work across design, manufacturing, customer support, Legal, and Global Quality to evaluate container quality, maintain regulatory documentation, and develop quality development programs. Travel up to 35% is required.