Manufacturing Data Specialist

Manufacturing Data Specialist

Exciting News from Ball Corporation! 

We’re thrilled to announce that a brand-new location is coming to Millersburg, OR — and with it, some incredible career opportunities! 

As we begin building our presence in the area, we’re also kicking off recruitment efforts to bring top talent on board.

If you’re looking for a fresh opportunity with a company committed to innovation and excellence, now’s the time to apply!

Position Overview:

Drives operational excellence through the use of data-based analysis and routine integration of data into the routines.  This role will support plant providing data and direction to production teams to drive process improvements and constant action feedback.  Role will provide standardized views for various routines (Daily, Weekly, Performance Review) to drive consistent process visibility.  

Competencies:

• Effective Communication: Communicates clearly across plant departments, ensuring alignment and follow-through; demonstrates strong listening and influence skills to drive collaboration and results
• Ownership and Accountability: Takes responsibility for overall plant performance, driving actions to improve results
• Process Optimization: Leverages data to drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing processes and executing improvements through structured change management
• Critical Thinking and Decision Making: Strong problem-solving skills to quickly identify issues and implement timely effective solutions
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and be able to focus on the most important tasks
• Safety Orientation: Supports safety culture within the plant
• Collaboration and Influence: Builds a collaborative environment by effectively influencing, motivating, and working cross-functionally to achieve shared goals
• Empowering Others:  Empowers team members to take ownership and drive results, leveraging data to share positive results and celebrate team accomplishments
• Strategic Vision: Defines and communicates a clear long-term direction, helping define the executable steps to help the team accomplish goals

Skills:

• Must be able to prioritize multiple projects, perform complex tasks, organize and follow through consistently and work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proven team builder and leader
• Strong written and oral communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to influence upward, across and down without formal authority
• Willing to take risks, challenge the status quo and work under ambiguous circumstances
• Intellectually, emotionally and logically capable and confident; has the intelligence and stature to quickly gain credibility and become a trusted advisor

Accountabilities:

• Provides daily Production process data to influence direction of corrective actions, standardizing the data visibility within all plant routines.
• Leads data integration into Operations Daily meetings supporting plant location.
• Serves as an active contributor to daily/weekly routines, providing real time data insight into performance.
• Collaborates with functional areas to develop and report performance metrics against targets to determine gaps in performance and recommends/executed improvement initiatives. 
• Champions use and functionality of BPLM, Infinity, and CTT and other related systems and ensures accuracy through a validation strategy that identifies all critical inputs and controls them properly to achieve optimal performance of critical processes and outputs. 
• Uses appropriate Lean, Six Sigma and data analysis tools to analyze quantitative and qualitative to provide actional information for data-driven decisions. 
• Conducts training, when appropriate, on engineering concepts and tools, including but not limited to process control and capability, root causes analysis, basic Quality and problem-solving tools.
• Partners with plant departments to establish effective communication processes to equally disseminate critical information across all departments, shifts and crews.
• Aligns plant data visibility to standardized format for all improvement efforts (PDCA/A3), monthly Performance Reviews, and weekly tracking/action meetings.   

Qualifications & Experience:

• High School diploma or GED is required. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field is preferred. 
• Job related experience in process improvement or project management gained through coursework or internship; manufacturing experience (preferred).
• Computer based skills (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Lean Six Sigma certification (preferred)