Global Front End Process Standards Manager

Transform your career with Ball Corporation, a world leader in sustainable aluminum packaging.

As a key member of our team, you will drive the standardization of our Front End manufacturing process across the global network of can plants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish global standards for front end processes, including equipment specifications, SOPs, maintenance standards, operating parameters, troubleshooting methodologies, and defect catalogues.
• Maintain global best practices around front end equipment operation.
• Act as technical lead to establish global quality parameters, skills matrices, and training plans.
• Collaborate with Regional Process leads to support best practice discovery, deployment, and tracking.
• Support global talent development across regional process teams.
• Lead problem-solving efforts on quality, efficiency, spoilage, and maintenance issues.
• Work with Global Equipment Wellness teams on standard overhaul activity, critical measurements, frequency, and budgets for Front End process equipment.
• Collaborate with Innovation on the transition of relevant technology into Operations.
• Support Global Spare Parts with recommended spares lists.
• Work with procurement to establish total cost of ownership across competitive supplier equipment.

Requirements:

• Completed Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Advanced/Fluent Level of English.
• Experience in Can Manufacturing, Front End Subject Matter Expert.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• Experience in management (people or project).
• Front End: Front End equipment operation, training, problem-solving, continuous improvement, overhauling.
• Influencing, motivating, and developing technical teams.
• Utilizing data to drive decision-making.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and OEMs.
• Document development, document management systems, and change control.

Knowledge of:

• Lean Manufacturing, TPM, DMAIC, and Kaizen.
• Microsoft 365 suite.
• Machinery maintenance, mechanical systems, and preventive maintenance strategies.
• Project Management: resource allocation, budgeting, and financial analysis.
• Ability to translate technical verbiage into logically structured, clear, concise language.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We actively encourage applications from everybody.

Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles 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.