Mold Shop Supervisor

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.

Why do you want to apply? The Tracy Plant is one of O-I’s largest facilities. Providing a great team environment and offering plenty of opportunity for growth and advancement. The plant is located in Northern California, yet affords a moderate cost of living. As an added bonus, it is close to both beaches and mountains.

The Mold Shop Supervisor is accountable for supervising hourly personnel in all phases of machine and mold shop operation, along with all related design and specification activities.

The Mold Shop Supervisor will

- Review bottle quality and mold equipment operating data
- Analyze blueprints, job histories, and specifications to make recommendations relative to equipment operating adjustments and equipment design changes
- Be responsible for department’s preventive maintenance program
- Conducts periodic inspections
- Manage department KPI’s
- Ensure correct use of safety equipment and that safety policies are followed
- Oversee Mold Maker apprenticeship programs

The Mold Shop Supervisor should have

- Experience supervising and training employees and managing cross-functional teams
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Be able to support job changes and improvement initiatives
- Project management skills

Requirements

High school diploma required; Bachelor Degree in Engineering is preferred; Glass manufacturing knowledge and experience desired; Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong interpersonal skills at all levels of the organization.; Strong mechanical background; Prior mold shop operation experience is preferred; Working knowledge of SAP desired

Benefits

Vacation time and paid holidays; Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage; Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program; Wellness incentive; Group life insurance; Accidental death & dismemberment insurance; Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance; Weekly disability insurance; Paid sick time; Parental leave benefits; Retirement saving plan with defined contributions