Superintendent, Plant Process (FE)

Ball Corporation; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation’s Williamsburg, VA site is seeking a Superintendent, Plant Process (Front End) to lead 24/7 maintenance optimization, driving safety, quality and productivity improvements. You will supervise a process team, coordinate planning and budgeting, and implement systems to reduce costs while ensuring continuous operations.

The role requires a college-level or equivalent background, plus at least five years of related experience; strong knowledge of production processes and equipment,

Qualifications

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college degree level education or work-related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• Job related experience for 5 year(s) minimum.
• Working knowledge of production processes, equipment technology, and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Support development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.
• Establish maintenance procedures on equipment, including planning, budgeting, execution, and periodic review.
• Analyze systems and processes to identify improvement opportunities and report recommendations to management.
• Design and oversee new systems that improve plant safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Coordinate and apply maintenance techniques to monitor and reduce costs.
• Arrange for adequate supplies, materials, and parts to prevent operation interruptions.
• Train employees in proper maintenance programs for production equipment.

Skills

Process optimization

Maintenance planning

Safety and quality awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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

Superintendent, Plant Process (Front End) is responsible for supervising and driving plant maintenance process optimization for the functional area assigned in a 24/7 Manufacturing. They lead a process team to enhance plant performance in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.

What will you be responsible for?

• Support development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.
• Establish maintenance procedures on equipment, including planning, budgeting, execution, and periodic review.
• Apply knowledge of functional area to conduct system and process analysis, identifies opportunities for improvement, and makes recommendations to management.
• Participate in designing and overseeing new systems and processes that improve and enhance plant performance in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Coordinate and apply maintenance techniques directed toward monitoring and reducing maintenance and repair costs.
• Arrange for maintenance of adequate level of supplies, materials, and parts so that there will be no interruption in operations due to shortages.
• Arrange for training of employees in proper maintenance programs and procedures for plant production equipment.

What are we looking for?

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college degree level education or work-related experience
• High school diploma or equivalent education required
• Job related experience for 5 year(s) minimum
• Working knowledge of the following areas:
• production processes
• product specifications and technology of equipment
• Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard plant production, chemical process, and warehouse techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Ability to negotiate with contractors for facilities/building maintenance.
• Works in both office and manufacturing environments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected Hiring Salary Range:$85,900-$119,890 (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 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.
• This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.