Senior Plant Human Resources Manager

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.

The Plant Human Resources Manager will be accountable for delivering human resources support for a manufacturing facility. This challenging and hands-on HR position supports the manufacturing plant by partnering and driving the implementation of HR processes and initiatives throughout the plant, promoting a result-oriented and performance-driven culture. The position also interfaces with the plant manufacturing team on critical HR initiatives and is accountable for the administration and coordination of plant labor relations, employment/recruiting and staffing, benefits administration, wage & salary administration, affirmative action/EEO, employee relations, and community relations.

The Plant Human Resources Manager should have:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for leading union relationships
• Experience with employee engagement initiatives and culture transformation projects
• Experience with data management
• Ability to manage the discipline process
• Expertise in coaching and counseling management teams and employees
• Strong collaboration abilities

The Plant Human Resources Manager will:

• Ensure the execution of talent management processes including workforce planning, recruiting & staffing, performance management, employee development, and succession planning in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Be responsible for Manufacturing organizational effectiveness (MOE) and organizational health.
• Optimize personnel performance and efficiency.
• Support the manufacturing plant by providing strategic HR counsel and driving the company’s HR practices.
• Overview operations schedules and overtime needs by working closely with operations teams.
• Manage administrative HR responsibilities.
• Be responsible for governmental annual report filing.
• Work closely with the Paymaster to ensure accurate employee payments and address escalating issues.
• Evaluate current HR practices and make recommendations for best-in-class solutions for contemporary HR issues.
• Drive a high level of employee engagement.

• Bachelor degree required
• At least 5 to 7 years of professional HR experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
• HR systems and tech-savvy
• Must have a CHRP certification
• Experience in a union environment
• Candidate must be fluent in written and spoken English.

What we offer at O-I:

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

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Pre-tax accounts
• Well-being program which includes opportunities to earn employer contributions
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
• Employee Assistance Program

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing hr.recruiters@o-i.com.