Leadership Development Program Trainee

Ball Corporation • Waterford, MI

7h

About The Position

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe! Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world. Position overview: The Ball Corporation Future Leaders Trainee Programme is a stepping-stone for people with management potential to become the leaders of the future in an ambitious international company. We aim to develop Future Leaders, top diverse talent to support the growth needs of the business. The program offers access to accelerate development on the job and through other channels during an 18-month program which will include assignments across a wide range of manufacturing departments and divisions including: Production, Technical /Maintenance, EHS, Quality, Human Resources, Continuous Improvement (CI/Lean), Finance, Customer Fulfilment, Sustainability Learning on the job with experts, developing technical and soft skills and receiving coaching from your Mentors & Project Co-ordinators, and other senior staff mentors.

Requirements

• Graduates with a degree in Engineering / Manufacturing.
• No prior manufacturing experience is required.
• A clear understanding of what is involved in working in a manufacturing environment is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Formal or informal leadership experience is also not required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with day-to-day operations in a high-speed continuous manufacturing plant
• Participating in meetings, workshops, and other learning opportunities
• Gaining knowledge of company policies, protocols, and processes
• Developing familiarisation of machine operation, machine maintenance, and quality checks
• Analysing plant performance data to instigate and assist with small, medium, and long term continuous improvement projects
• Assisting the quality team with internal traceability audits, process performance capability studies and external audit preparation
• Lead the daily morning meeting handover, ensuring the production, quality and engineering priorities are aligned for the day
• Translating production trends and losses into tangible priorities to focus attention and resources on the biggest efficiency losses
• Traveling to different offices and participating in leadership training courses
• Champion Balls’ culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level