Plant Manager

## Company Description To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people. **Why do you want to apply?**If you are looking for a small-town environment without the hustle and bustle of the big city, this is the place for you. Our Muskogee plant is conveniently located within an hours’ drive of many lakes that offer a multitude of options for the outdoor enthusiast. ## Job Description The **Plant Manager** is accountable for strategic operational oversight of a continuous manufacturing operation, including ensuring safety and quality standards, optimizing efficiency, cost management and leading a team of employees to meet the plant and organizational goals. **The Plant Manager will:** - Lead and foster a plant safety culture through the operation, meeting all company and statutory requirements using the assigned processes and leader standard work for safety - Lead daily plant operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery and cost targets are met or exceeded - Promote a culture of accountability and teamwork within the plant - Develop capabilities of direct reports through mentoring, training, and coaching - Work with plant leadership to develop and implement succession planning and talent management program - Responsible for the implementation of O-I's quality system by adhering to all quality standards - Work with plant leadership to maintain productive employee relations. Promotes and supports team building and employee empowerment - Establish a culture of operational excellence. Works with appropriate plant leadership team to develop a plan for process improvement in the plant, including technological improvements, training to improve employee skills, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as engineering, quality, finance, HR, etc. to identify opportunity for enhancing product quality, reducing costs, and improving overall plant efficiency with goal of improving productivity and margin - Responsible for leading and managing the hourly workforce in alignment with the terms of the multi-site Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This includes full compliance with all contractual obligations, labor laws, and company policies. Fosters a collaborative relationship with the union leadership, proactively addressing concerns and promoting open communication. Through partnership with the Union, drives employee engagement, supports a positive work environment, and champions initiatives that enhance workforce morale, productivity, and operational excellence. - Ensures compliance with Company policies, OSHA, EPA and other regulatory agencies **The Plant Manager should have:** - Effective cost management of all controllable cost elements, ensuring this is achieved at the right level of the organization, at the department level to ensure ownership and accountability for cost - Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers - Ability to interact with all levels of management, both external and internal to O-I - Excellent change management and people skills - Strong communication and presentation skills - Ability to manage changing priorities ## Qualifications - Bachelor Degree is requ…