Production Manager
Company: Ball Corporation
Location: Widnau, St. Gallen, CH, 9443
Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations
At Ball Corporation, we invite you to further your career in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging.
This role involves planning, directing, and managing the manufacturing process while focusing on leadership development of an effective team that maintains safety, environmental, quality, and production standards.
The ideal candidate will network with European manufacturing sites, utilizing information for 'best practice' activities.
Key Responsibilities Include:
1. Ensure the Health and Safety of employees.
2. Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to shift managers, coordinators, and other staff.
3. Foster a high level of engagement among employees.
4. Oversee smooth production flow and continually review plant methods and efficiency to ensure modifications align with company standards, including safety and environmental standards.
5. Implement training and development programs and continuously review, revise, and maintain them.
6. Coordinate plant functions to optimize resource utilization, plant capacity, materials, and personnel.
7. Establish and maintain continuous improvement programs, including environmental, health, and safety initiatives.
8. Evaluate and ensure that all production meets established requirements regarding structure and cleanliness.
9. Develop, implement, and maintain a consultative and communication process for all employees.
We Are Looking For:
1. A degree in Technical or Business Studies Discipline.
2. A successful track record in management with proven task achievement.
3. 5+ years of experience as a manager from a production environment with over 100 employees.
4. Experience handling industrial relations issues.
5. A good understanding of modern lean manufacturing techniques, including SMED, Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Structured Problem Solving, TPM/OEE, SPC, and Six Sigma.
6. Fluency in English and German.
Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We actively encourage applications from everyone, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.