Line Leader

About the Position

Line Leader

Location: Brampton, Canada

Compensation: CAD 90,000 - CAD 102,000 yearly

As a Line Leader, you will be responsible for managing the total operation of the production line in a 24/7 manufacturing operation. Your role will focus on maximizing production performance within established safety, quality, and cost parameters. You will facilitate a team culture across all functional and cross-functional disciplines for the specific line, implementing and refining improvement ideas to maximize line performance.

Responsibilities

• Align resources in the plant’s personnel (operators, mechanics, etc.) to focus on all areas of the process center.
• Reinforce positive team efforts and embrace Continuous Improvement concepts.
• Motivate the generation of ideas and initiate discussions on multi-disciplinary teams.
• Define initiatives and operations goals with input from other plant personnel to improve overall performance.
• Develop technical specialized skills, teamwork, continuous improvement, and discipline strengths.
• Ensure local and contractual agreements are followed.
• Responsible for all audit compliance for Quality, Safety, GMP, Procedures, Swabbing, and Forming.
• Ensure correct use of safety equipment and adherence to company safety policies.
• Work with shift foremen to maintain consistency across all shifts.
• Assist in developing personnel.
• Define shop expectations.
• Lead workshops resulting in tangible key performance indicator improvements.
• Deploy appropriate People / Safety / Quality / Cost / Delivery / Productivity metrics and management routines.
• Act as a change agent to instill a Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement culture.
• Ensure tools are appropriately and effectively used.
• Ensure lean principles are considered at all stages of the process improvement project.
• Serve as a business change agent leading process improvement initiatives and process redesign activities/projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Production or Operations Management, Business, or other related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience supervising/leading people and processes in a manufacturing production environment.
• Strong communicator and enjoy challenges.
• Love leading diverse people and teams.
• Enjoy working on the plant floor.
• Experience analyzing data and looking for trends.
• Significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement and Kaizen events.
• Knowledge of informational systems & ability to analyze data (i.e. PIC, MCS, MCSII, VSPC, SAP, WorkBrain, etc.).

We Offer

• Competitive salary range between CAD 90,000 and CAD 102,000.
• Possible 12% short-term incentive bonus.
• Vacation time and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision care coverage.
• Pre-tax accounts.
• Well-being program with opportunity to earn employer contributions.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Disability Insurance.
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan with employer contributions.
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About the Company

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide, you need passion, commitment, and innovation. 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. We are proud to provide high-quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to making what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable, and more exciting world.

Why do you want to apply? Our Lapel plant is a great location because you can experience the strong sense of community found in a small Midwestern town, while being less than an hour from Indianapolis and having access to everything that a major city has to offer.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

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