Shift Manager

Ball Aerospace; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is looking for a Shift Manager to oversee the production line operations in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will lead team members, ensure quality targets are met, and handle staff management effectively. Join a global leader in sustainable packaging and contribute to making a difference in diverse communities. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are included.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial, Mechanical Production, or Operations Engineering required.
• 6+ years of relevant job experience in production supervision.
• Certified Green Belt training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage production line operations and achieve quality goals.
• Supervise staff and ensure efficient workflow.
• Conduct employee performance reviews and training.

Skills

Communication

Lean Tools Knowledge

Supervision

Quality Control

Safety Compliance

Education

Degree / Diploma in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP Production Module

Job description

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Shift Manager

Company: Ball Corporation

Location:

Sri City, AP, IN, 517588

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

Req. ID: 43650

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position overview:

The Shift Manager will lead the production line operation in accordance with plant policies and procedures. This role will be responsible to meet shift production, quality goals and take full responsibility of the shift in terms of management of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of the production processes. The Shift Manager wiill supervise the process and personnel in the team to ensure achievement of production targets through the minimizing of downtime and production losses etc and will be responsible for shift schedule and planning including: manpower planning, work load assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Schedule and conduct shift meetings and plan for review meetings as necessary to ensure job assigned to individuals completed efficiently and work closely with other Shift managers to ensure production handovers are effective communications tools
• Ensure quality standards are maintained at all times and to minimize spoilage to target levels and responsible for quality control in the shift and ensures and quality product is produced consistently
• Ensure standard of equipment setting and operating conditions are maintained to achieve the required product specification and quality
• Investigate/report equipment/process defects promptly to enable corrective action to be taken and communicate with other Shift managers / engineering department effectively, report any deviations in equipment / follow-ups through both verbal and written communication to all stakeholders including Assistant Plant Manager
• Lead daily plant morning meetings while in day shift, communicate effectively for the issues related to safety, quality, maintenance, and present it with supporting statistics to show the losses and get necessary resources / support allocated
• Maintain housekeeping to the standard defined in the housekeeping and hygiene procedure to ensure a clean and safe workplace
• Ensure the shift team meets the plant environmental standards and targets
• Promote and maintain good industrial relations and follow legislative requirements
• Follow and maintain organization’s SOPs and safe working practices
• Conduct employee performance reviews and ensure regular feedback to APM about employee performance
• Responsible for timely and accurate accident investigations in accordance with company procedures and for hazard analysis / job safety analysis for non-routine works conducted in the shift and ensure proper corrective actions / risk containment is done before starting the job

What are we looking for?

• Degree / Diploma in Industrial, mechanical production, operations engineering
• Job relevant experience for 6+ years with sound knowledge in supervising and managing production activities in high speed environment
• Certified training in Green Belt will be added advantage
• Able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization, constantly seeing to understand how to engage and involve different individuals
• Knowledge of implementation of various lean tools FMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA, & Kaizen, Poka-yoke etc and knowledge of SAP production module

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

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.