Culture & Change Champion - MAGMA

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

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. 

Job Description

This role will lead People, Culture & Change functions within the MAGMA manufacturing development and deployment organization, a team that is focused on agile development of next generation technology and business solution for the Company.

You will:

Core to this business unit leadership role are four elements, the responsibilities of which are outlined in the next section:

• Culture Champion for the business unit team
• Lead internal team communications
• Lead the team’s Change Management strategy and execution
• P&C Business Partner for the team

Culture Champion

• Lead planning and activities supporting agile culture development (cultivate: high autonomy teams, learning-based culture, start-up mentality) and elevating team engagement and performance
• Together with other MAGMA leaders, identify roadblocks and barriers to change or improve upon within the business unit and develop/implement solutions to overcome those barriers
• Reinforce and build on the current learning culture by identifying future required skills and competences and creating/implementing development programs (alignment with existing programs and O-I university offering)
• Characterize the skills, attributes, and behaviors required in all resources to effectively meet the strategic and cultural expectations of the unit
• Define onboarding experience to reinforce cultural mindset, improve existing onboarding programs, process and develop onboarding program for factory hires

Internal Team Communications

• Lead internal communications for a business unit of 50 employees, including all-hands meetings
• Prepare communication strategies for stakeholders in MAGMA-impacted factories and Country Groups, support local teams in managing staffing and training needs

Change Management

• Co-Develop project strategies and plans, including stakeholder assessment, communications, leadership alignment, organization transition, change readiness, capability transfer, and end-user training for business solution deployments
• Oversee team execution in accordance with project plans, tools, and methods, and support resource planning and acquisition
• Lead/facilitate meetings with the Company’s P&C partners to ensure an understanding of the current company culture, and jointly develop a change adoption plans

P&C Business Partner

• Work as business partner to address P&C topics, e.g. performance issues and succession gaps
• Further develop and execute on the MAGMA P&C roadmap
• Support and engage senior leaders and coach managers and supervisors
• Co-develop and co-design compensation strategies and incentive plans
• Define recruitment needs and enable (local) recruitment of internal and external resources
• Establish partnerships across the Company’s P&C function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization

What we offer at O-I:

• Opportunity for future growth and advancement
• Generous, Award-winning 401(k) plan w/ employer contribution & match
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Education Assistance program
• and much more…

Qualifications

You should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, organizational development, or related fields
• MBA preferred
• At least 5 years Strategic HR/People & Culture Business Partnership experience combined with 5 years Change Management experience (min. 7 yrs work experience)
• Manufacturing/Operations HR experience
• Project management skills and meeting/facilitation skills
• Strong decision making and judgment skills
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills and ability to lead by influence
• Flexibility to interact with all levels of management from both external and internal to O-I
• Good understanding of change management principles, techniques & tools; has lead change activities in international/cross continental context
• Experience in culture development and change management in international environment
• Team orientated individual with excellent people skills and the ability to influence stakeholders
• Able to cope with pressure; i.e. changing/agile  environment

Next Steps:

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact O-I at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.