What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finish Manager position at Ardagh Group?
Job Responsibilities:
Job Requirements:
- Perform administrative duties to ensure effective management of assigned departments, including employee selection and development, salary administration, budgeting, and cost control.
- Maintain a safe and healthy work environment with zero accidents as the goal.
- Implement training initiatives such as Bsafe, HACCP, and Food Safety.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships between employees, supervisors, and other departments, promoting good labor relations.
- Foster a team concept within the department, working towards achieving plant goals.
- Participate in partnership meetings with customers.
- Attend quality meetings and conduct customer site visits as needed.
- Perform customer audits according to established procedures.
- Oversee A.I.E. Mechanics and Job Change Crews.
- Manage departmental projects, including time, labor, and spending budgets.
- Adhere to established procedures for Requests for Expenditures (RFE) and plant-specific Purchase Requisitions.
- Comply with Environmental and Food Safety standards set forth in plant policies/programs within Department responsibilities.
Job Requirements:
- Ideal candidate possesses a minimum Associate's Degree in a technical or business-related field.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Minimum five years of progressive production management experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably the glass industry, with an emphasis on Cold End operations.
- Must handle multiple tasks in a team-based environment.
- Ability to manage and supervise salaried personnel and direct reports.
- Some long and short-distance travel required.
- Experience with quality certification processes such as ISO is preferred.
- General knowledge of automated inspection and packaging equipment and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 5S are preferred.
- Must have familiarity with labor and budget planning and execution, importance of key accounts.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills, good team dynamics, and strong planning and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated, basic computer skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Applications.
- Possess an undergraduate degree in math, engineering, or related discipline with a minimum of three to five years of experience.
About Ardagh Group:
Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for world-leading brands.
We trace our roots back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932.
We have grown rapidly to a team of over 16,000 people with revenues of nearly $7 billion.
Today, we have a presence across Europe and the Americas.
Ardagh produces many beverage cans and bottles you drink from every day.
Ardagh produces metal and glass packaging, which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.
Ardagh produces over 160 million containers per day.
Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and has a reputation for innovation.
We pioneer new production methods, design techniques, and ways to recycle and save energy.
Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact while remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.
We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people.
We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.
Ardagh Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
