Sr. Project Manager - Glass Manufacturing

O-I•Perrysburg, OH

8d•$120,000 - $145,000

About The Position

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 the 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. Why do you want to apply? For 50 years, the Winston-Salem plant has been an established and well-respected employer in the community. It boasts a multi-cultural workforce and combines strong leadership with a collaborative union environment. Furthermore, O-I fosters an inclusive atmosphere with opportunity for growth and advancement. Winston-Salem, NC is a great area that has the feel of a small town combined with all the amenities of a big city. The Project Manager is responsible and accountable for defining, planning, managing, and safely executing O-I’s major capital projects related to strategic expansion, furnace footprint optimization and flexibility changes, oxy-fuel conversions, as well as major/minor furnace repairs. The position will be responsible to effectively manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, scope, cost estimating, forecasting, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning. Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across all major/minor projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering, project management, or engineering management preferred).
Minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing industries process / engineering / project management - Working knowledge of glass plant process
Experience on managing CAPEX projects required
Proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Construction Cloud

Nice To Haves

PMP certification by PMI desired
SAP knowledge desired

Responsibilities

Lead and manage projects following the global project management fundamental non-negotiables and toll gate process to accomplish the defined scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk management and internal customer/stakeholders expectations.
Serve as a strategic partner, aligning project execution with business objectives, driving innovation, and leading change initiatives across the organization.
Driving a construction safety culture on site during project execution and implementing the construction safety fundamentals
Work along with planning department, engineering and operations discipline leaders to allocate and manage internal and external resources in order to execute the projects.
Regular reporting of project status and cost to senior corporate and CG leadership
Rigorous change and contingency management
Monthly spending forecast preparation
Ensure project management fundamentals methodologies, practices, and tools are being utilized.
Ensure project documentation and deliverables, procedures, standards and best practices are produced and stored in a controlled repository (SharePoint/Construction Cloud).
Assure all project activities are aligned to customer/business requirements.