Manufacturing Leadership Development Program

Company Description To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft - channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story. 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. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

Job Description

The O-I Manufacturing Leadership Development Program is designed for graduating college students and recent graduates who want more than a traditional first job. Through hands-on plant experience, structured development, cross-functional exposure, and operations projects, you will learn how a manufacturing operation works while building the technical, and leadership skills needed to grow your career. You do not need to arrive as a manufacturing expert. We are looking for people who are curious about how things are made, enjoy solving problems, want to understand various parts of a business, and have the potential and desire to grow into leadership roles. Your degree does not have to define your career path. Whether your background is in engineering, business, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, or another related field, what matters most is your ability to learn, interest in manufacturing, and motivation to build a meaningful career. What You Will Experience

• Structured training and plant operations departmental rotations to understand how production, quality, packaging, warehousing, and maintenance., work together.
• Work on real projects that influence operational performance, product quality, customers, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data, identify trends and risks, and turn your findings into practical recommendations.
• Participate in root-cause investigations and help teams solve production, quality, and process challenges.
• Gain hands-on exposure to quality systems, audits, food safety, customer requirements, manufacturing risk, and safe operating practices.
• Develop project-management skills by planning assignments, coordinating with stakeholders, communicating progress, and carrying work through completion.
• Collaborate with plant leaders and teams across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, commercial, and regional functions.
• Gain exposure to customers and suppliers through audits, investigations, and improvement efforts.
• Complete technical and leadership development designed to prepare you for increasing responsibility within O-I.

What We Are Looking For

• A genuine interest in manufacturing, operations, or how products are made.
• A desire to develop into a future leader in a manufacturing environment.
• Curiosity about both the technical and business sides of manufacturing.
• Strong analytical thinking and an interest in solving problems and improving how work gets done.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams, functions, and locations.
• Initiative, accountability, sound judgment, and consistent follow-through.
• Comfort working with data and using it to support decisions and recommendations.
• An interest in hands-on learning and building experience inside a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

Education and Requirements Bachelor's degree required. We welcome candidates from a variety of academic backgrounds, including engineering, business, operations or supply chain, manufacturing or industrial technology, quality, and other related fields. Your specific major is less important than your interest in manufacturing, ability to learn, and desire to develop into a future leader.

• Willingness to relocate upon completion of the development program.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Additional Information Where This Program Can Take You The goal is bigger than preparing you for one position. This program is designed to build the manufacturing experience, business understanding, technical foundation, and leadership capability that can prepare you for future opportunities across O-I's manufacturing organization. Plant rotations > Cross-functional exposure > Real projects > Leadership development > Increasing responsibility > Your next role

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

• Generous vacation time and paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision care coverage
• Engaging wellbeing program with opportunities to earn employer contributions
• Life and AD&D insurance for peace of mind
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with substantial employer contributions
• Supportive Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional guidance
• Relocation assistance and support with moving expenses as applicable

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 categories. 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.