Superintendent, Plant Process (FE)

Ball Aerospace; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 85,900 - 119,890; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation seeks a Superintendent, Plant Process (Front End) to supervise and drive maintenance process optimization in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. You will lead a process team to boost safety, quality, and productivity while reducing costs, and coordinate training for production equipment.

The role requires strong supervisory skills, 5+ years of related experience, and a broad understanding 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.
• 5+ years of job-related experience.
• Knowledge of production processes, equipment specifications and technology, and generally accepted supervisory practices.
• Ability to apply intensive evaluation and modification of standard plant production and warehousing techniques.

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.
• Apply knowledge of the functional area to conduct system and process analyses and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in designing and overseeing new systems and processes to improve plant performance in safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Coordinate and apply maintenance techniques to monitor and reduce maintenance and repair costs.
• Arrange for maintenance of adequate supplies, materials, and parts to prevent operational interruptions.
• Arrange for training of employees in proper maintenance programs and procedures for plant production equipment.

Skills

Production processes

Equipment knowledge

Supervisory practices

Contractor negotiation

Office and manufacturing environment

Education

College degree or equivalent

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Superintendent, Plant Process (FE)

Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Williamsburg, VA, US, 23185

Date: Jul 31, 2026

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

Req. ID: 50368

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?

• Supportdevelopment, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system.
• Establishmaintenance procedures on equipment, including planning, budgeting, execution, and periodic review.
• Applyknowledge of functional area to conduct system and process analysis, identifies opportunities for improvement, and makes recommendations to management.
• Participatein designing and overseeing new systems and processes that improve and enhance plant performance in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Coordinateand applymaintenance techniques directed toward monitoring and reducing maintenance and repair costs.
• Arrangefor maintenance of adequate level of supplies, materials, and parts so that there will be no interruption in operations due to shortages.
• Arrangefor 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 educationrequired
• Job related experience for 5 year(s) minimum
• Working knowledge of the following areas:
  • production processes
  • product specifications and technology of equipment
  • generally accepted supervisory practices and procedures
• 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.
• 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.

• Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).
• 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.