About Berry

Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 250 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. Are you ready to Make Your Mark at Berry? For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.

Link to Recruiting Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZPJ_1fyXY

ESSENTIAL JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                                                      

• Responsible for achieving plant Safety, Quality, and Productivity goals.
• Complete a minimum of 2 Observation and 2 Near Miss audits per month.
• Accountable for personal adherence to all applicable Safety, GMP, Food Safety, and Plant Policies.
• Provide on-the-floor leadership with day-to-day issue resolution.
• Assist in providing an emphasis on a proactive approach to ensure our internal customer’s needs are met.
• Develop set-up procedures for equipment failure replacements and follow-up for inventory replacements..
• Monitor the overall status for critical replacement spares in our shop area.
• Maintain control of 5S in department/area of responsibility.
• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provide clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Support and investigate situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Complete responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws.
• Actively lead risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Complete incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Set goals for their organizational unit; achieve goals and ensure that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Contribution to Safety, Quality and GMP                                                                                                

• Maintain a clean, healthy and safe workplace by ensuring adherence to safety standards.
• Conduct required safety reviews of equipment and processes prior to project start-up.
• Support the accomplishment of your work groups through the quality, timeliness and professionalism of your attitude.
• Supply accurate and timely data as required by performance tracking and reporting.
• Apply resources in a manner which maximizes their effectiveness while assuring quality.
• Maintain a work environment which will contribute to the assurance of safety and GMP compliance.
• Adhere to established procedures, perform self-checking and pay attention to detail in the performance of your and your team’s work.
• Notify management in a timely manner of any problems with procedural compliance.
• Report observed quality problems and deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Make recommendations to management for improving the quality and efficiency of your work.
• Oversee work to ensure projects are completed.

Competency and Expectations                                                                                                                 

• Safety Leadership – Embodies commitment for a safe workplace; acts as a role model.
• Accountability – holds self-accountable evidenced by say/do ratio, initiative and ownership actions such as ensuring safety is more important than productivity).
• Communication – possesses the ability to communicate safety, goals and company expectations with appropriate levels of the organization; creates clear, timely audience appropriate messages (both written and verbal).
• Engagement – communicates and supports the vision of plant leadership; celebrates the wins and ensure employees actively participate in safety-related activities.
• Team Development – understands the development needs of employees in your organization; drives the culture of employees as safety leaders; champions talent development from pre-hire to continuous learning.
• People Agility – understands personal strengths and weaknesses; leads by example; promotes change through listening skills and seeking frequent input from employees; is genuine and approachable; firm but fair – consistent.
• Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; mitigates relationship conflicts and encourages constructive (problem-solving) conflict.

Qualifications                                                                                                                                                  

• Strong technical aptitude
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Basic working knowledge of Excel and Word Software
• Must read, write, and speak English
• Basic Hydralics & Pneumatic Knowledge
• Basic knowledge of electrical schematics

Education and Experience                                                                                                                         

• GED or High School Education
• 5 years’ experience in a technical role - plastics industry a plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Food Safety/GMP Manufacturing Environment.  Regularly required to walk, lift and carry materials <35 pounds through plant in order to function in the job