Production Technician 4

Company Description

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of bourbon, 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 Glass 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.

With 25,000 employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning 72 plants in 20 countries, O-I is a truly global maker of glass packaging. From engineering and manufacturing to brand development, design and innovation, we are dedicated to providing unique solutions to exceed our customers' expectations and fuel consumers' desire for glass.

Job Description

Role Summary : The Tech 4 will be on-shift ensuring uninterrupted operation of a glass forehearth, feeder, and forming machine. The responsibilities of a Technician 4 build upon what is expected of a Technician 1, 2, and 3.

Responsibilities :

• Cleaning & 5S of areas from the forehearth to lehr loader
• Hoist, forklift, and heavy equipment operation (front end loader, tugger)
• Collaboration & communication across production line
• Machine cullet system operation & maintenance
• Forehearth operation and maintenance, including identify & implementing correct combustion setup, hot repairs, thermocouple replacements, and starting & stopping glass flow
• Identifying the correct KPI targets for the job
• Interfacing with equipment and support systems on line to maintain KPIs
• Operation and maintenance of feeder and forming machine, including bottle forming quality, gob shape, defect correction, maintaining forming parameters, diagnostics & fault finding, lehr input, and expendable refractory replacement
• Hot end inspection equipment adjustment and operation, including manual hot end gauging, and data analysis & correction
• Setup, operation, and maintenance of delivery system, machine lubrication system, shear system, cullet chute, mechanisms, and auxiliary equipment
• Job change coordination, including changing out mould equipment, KPIs, mould cleaning & basic repair, machine conversion
• Operation and maintenance of ware handling & conveying equipment, hot end laser coder, swab robot, tin hood, and asset protection & deluge system
• Lehr load set up (stacker, spacing, belts, etc.)
• Preventative maintenance and repair in areas of responsibility

Qualifications

Lift or carry

Culture :

Individuals in this role should be someone who...

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I :

Salary Range : The expected salary range for this position is targeted to be $43.42 per hour USD.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package - some of the highlights are :

This is an opportunity to help build something from the ground up by creating new experiences and fostering a team culture where you can shine.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.

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

O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact O-I at hr.recruiters@o-i.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Salary : $43