Job Change Coordinator

Job Description

This position is accountable for managing the job change process effectively to improve the job change efficiency, and improve manufacturing flexibility. Accountable for achieving increased revenues through improved planning and execution of job changes. Position is also responsible for continuous improvement in job change index.

(All other duties as assigned)

• Improve the job change efficiency such that over time the plant will be able to increase the number of job changes performed and in turn increase plant revenue.
• Recommend and implement initiatives that will improve productivity and quality.
• Manage job change process to ensure the lowest negative impact on production, and quality meets or exceeds customer requirements.
• Establish training program to build capability and skills sets of job change crew and supporting departments
• Establish effective job change meeting structure and facilitate/participate in job change planning and improvement meetings to identify and facilitate execution of action items
• Promote teambuilding within cross-functional areas
• Incorporate plant and regional mold standardization programs into reducing the complexity of job changes
• Optimize scheduling of Preventative Maintenance during job changes to maximize production uptime
• Lead efforts to improve safety during job change activities
• Perform root-cause analysis to resolve issues and problems
• Utilize LSS Tools to drive job change performance
• Ensure accurate job histories are maintained for consistent repeatability
• Collect and review data using Global Metrics to benchmark job change performance and analyze trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Lead in pursuing, communicating, implementing, and creating global job change best practices using a proactive approach
• Manage all job change activities for the plant including the scheduling and execution of planned maintenance to ensure optimum utilization of resources in the Hot End and Cold End towards meeting targets
• Improves performance and process with through proficiency in Hot End and Cold End equipment and technology, i.e., XPAR, SAP, JCMS, etc.
• Analyze job change methods and develop and implement improved procedures to minimize downtime and improve product quality
• Attend production planning meetings to ensure job change activity does not have an adverse impact on customer requirements
• Align with and drive job change fundamentals.
• Actively participate with regional job change network lead, including attendance at monthly network calls and workshops.

Improve job change efficiency and capability to increase plant revenue. Position will work with all departments in plant as well as other JCS and Corporate personnel. Challenges to manage include- job scheduling issues with Perrysburg, and inter-department conflict. Position will manage the job change process using influence, rather than direct authority. Internal relationships are most important – peers within the plant and the scheduling department in Perrysburg. Constraints include plant budget and the physical constraints or Engineering of the plant itself and customer demands. The use and development of organizational and team building tools is expected. Position uses Global Metrics to monitor trends and identify performance gaps by benchmarking against comparable plants regionally and globally. This position has a contributory impact on job change efficiency, plant revenue, machine downtime, capital budget for the plant, and overall plant budget.

Qualifications

• High School diploma minimum
• Bachelor’s Degree (4 year) – Engineering preferred
• 3+years’ experience in a manufacturing environment that does job changes in tooling or product line or experience in a lean manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of the functions and operations of Hot End and Cold End plant and equipment preferred
• Previous supervisory experience preferred

There may be some travel associated with this position for training and/or project work.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

Additional Information

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 [emailprotected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.