Machine Repair Manager

Company Description
**About O-I**

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

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.

**Job Description**:
**Principal Accountabilities (all other duties as assigned)**:

- Plans department work schedules and directs assignment of personnel and equipment. Ensures work is completed on time and revises work schedules to reflect changed plant or department priorities.
- Analyzes operations and makes recommendations relative to changes in organization, personnel, equipment, department policies and procedures. Prepares department’s short and long-range plans.
- Hires and disciplines employees, supervises training and development of personnel, participates in grievances at the appropriate level and ensures appropriate personnel policies and programs are properly applied.
- Conducts periodic inspections of forming equipment including feeder mechanisms, bottle machines and various types of bottle handling equipment and takes appropriate action. Is responsible for department’s preventive maintenance program.
- Reviews bottle quality and mold equipment operating data; analyzes blueprints, job histories, specifications, etc. and makes recommendations relative to equipment operating adjustments and equipment design changes in order to assist with overall bottle quality program.
- Responsible for plant machines parts inventory to ensure sufficient parts and mold equipment to maintain production while minimizing inventory costs. Also responsible for department’s regular supplies, equipment and materials. Submits requisitions to purchasing and meets with vendor representatives to discuss technical requirements.
- Conducts regular department meetings. Meets with supervisor and other plant staff to discuss common issues and projects. Has working relationship with Perrysburg machine, mold repair specialists, container engineering, and mold control.
- Ensures correct use of safety equipment and that company safety policies are followed.
- Develops and administers department budget. Assists with development of 901 requests. Responsible for accurate preparation and maintenance of all department records and reports.
- Coordinates and directs outside contracting work associated with the machines.
- Support job changes improvement initiatives.
- Oversees Machine Repair apprentice program and may oversee plant wide apprentice program.
- Oversees machine repair and provides training to Mfg. Trainee positions for succession planning.
- Responsible for maintaining equipment critical to the operation of the factory. Lack of knowledge and experience could cause severe manufacturing issues and cause critical damage to the one of the facilities leading assets.
- Able to recognize failure prior to failing allowing repairs to be scheduled versus being unscheduled thus reducing unneeded down time.
- Schedules / recommends down time to repair / replace components do to scheduled preventive maintenance plan.
- Looked at as an expert in the IS machine field and called by other machine repair supervisors for guidance.
- Supervises and evaluates mechanics, apprentices and support personnel assigned to the machine repair shop.
- Directs and supervises the repair of glass forming machines and associated equipment.
- Responds to emergencies, unscheduled breakdowns and critical production problems preventing the factory from achieving acceptable production numbers.
- Accountable for supervising hourly personnel in all phases of machine repair, maintenance, installation and rebuilds. Responsible for all related machine design and specification activities.

**Qualifications**:

- High school - preference with some college
- Preference for B.S.M.E.
- Specialized / Technical Knowledge
- Management skills
- Prior machine repair experience
- Machinery Experience / Blueprint reading proficiency

**Salary Range**: $73,000 - $91,200

**What we offer at O-I**:

- Competitive Compensation
- Opportunity for future growth and advancement
- DC Pension Plan (3% Base company contribution and optional employee/company match component)
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Paid time off
- and much more

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.