Engineering Director, Global Capital and Process Standards in Luton

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Position Overview:

As the Capital Equipment & Process Standards Director, you are a leader on the Global Engineering team, reporting to the Vice President of Global Engineering. You will contribute to the success of Ball by establishing industry-leading practices across Ball’s manufacturing facilities. In this role you will create and deploy standards for the operation of can making equipment, the parts and materials used in can making, as well as processes used to plan and execute capital projects. As the strategic leader of this group, you will drive the vision of leveraging scale across Ball’s global footprint in pursuit of operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Technical Standards: including managing global subject matter experts with responsibility for creating and deploying process documentation for all can-making technology, direct materials (coatings), utility, power, civil construction and wastewater systems.
• Establish standards for design, installation, startup and utilization of can lines.
• Responsible for coordinating standard plant design with project values ranging from $200 Million (M) to $400M.
• Set standards for capital budgeting and control.
• Lead the governance and processes to ensure accurate cost estimation and budgetary control.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual capital budget for general operations globally (>$150M).
• Track and report on this project portfolio throughout the year.
• Collaborate and work closely with Capital Procurement and key suppliers of major capital equipment and services to review standard equipment specifications and enforce OEM change control.
• Oversee the system for trials and workflows that assess operational readiness of process innovations; this requires close coordination with suppliers, operations and Ball Operational Excellence organization.
• Responsible for creation of global specifications, technical standards and change management strategy for direct materials such as inside lacquers, inks and varnishes, executing the strategy from supply through application.
• Technical licensee support: Manage communications, information flows and the financial reconciliation.
• Direct the provision of engineering and technical support to the regional and joint venture engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Operational Excellence teams to evaluate good and best practices with responsibility of adopting and deploying as global standards.

What are we looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field. Master degree (such as MBA) is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering leadership, particularly in establishing best practices for industrial processes.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing technology in a global manufacturing environment (preferably in beverage can manufacturing).
• Minimum of 7 years of experience generating business cases/ROI, performing technology selection and vendor management.
• Working knowledge of: purchasing, legal contracts, licenses, accounting, economics, depreciation, capitalization, accruals, ISO, auditing (internal and external), insurance, and contract negotiations.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world. Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

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