Overview

Berry Global Berry Global, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important.’ With $13 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2019 on a combined pro forma basis from operations, Berry is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible, and rigid products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry operates over 290 manufacturing facilities worldwide, on six continents, and employs over 48,000 individuals.

At Berry, we pursue excellence in all that we do and are always advancing to improve the way we work along with the products and services we provide. Our culture fosters trust and partnerships through appreciation, acknowledgement, and inclusion. At Berry, we are continuously improving to support our mission and exemplify our values of partnerships, excellence, growth, and safety. To learn more about Berry, visit berryglobal.com

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures all employees are aware, trained and adhere to safe work practices and holding associates accountable to the PPE policy.
• Promptly reports any first-aid, injury, liquid or resin spill, etc. Leads both the 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. shift meetings.
• Ensures relevant information is disseminated to all employees on his/her shift utilizing the daily messages and Tool Box meeting.
• Directs all shift personnel to achieve safety, quality, cost and delivery objectives.
• Holds all employees accountable to the established standards and expectations for safety, production, KPIs, SQF, and ISO.
• Leads and actively participates with shift in creation and implementation of continuous improvement plans and activities.
• Maintains shift adherence to all ISO, SQF, 5S, housekeeping standards and policies.
• Ensures completion of all required quality testing and set up procedures including First Piece Approval and changeover checklist and Tech check sheets.
• Accurately completes any Quality Hold documentation prior to end of shift.
• Promptly reports maintenance and safety issues and generates the required maintenance work orders.
• Recommends the hiring, discipline and termination of shift personnel.
• Completes evaluation and performance reviews of shift personnel.
• Responsible for the training, cross training and completion of documentation of all personnel.
• Ensures Food Safety Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO Quality System processes are maintained.

• All other assignments, general and specific, as directed by Plant and/or Department Management

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• This job description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified for the purpose of job evaluation. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job nor shall be construed as giving exclusive title to every function described.
• Although certain positions have specific tasks and responsibilities with respect to food safety, the food safety and quality of all products manufactured by Berry Global Inc. is, in general, the responsibility of every Berry employee.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience, preferably in an extrusion/converting environment with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Experience with SQF and ISO a plus
• Experience with Lock out/tag out and understanding of general safe work practices
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills. Should be able to effectively address large groups of employees.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to direct, coach and motivate others effectively.
• Must be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams to meet common goals and achieve continuous improvement objectives.
• Moderate to strong computer skills. Able to use Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc. to read and generate reports, charts, production data, etc.