Job Description

Position Description:
About O-I:

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne, a cold beer after a hard days work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench the 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 worlds 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.

This position is part of the Global Quality group at O-I. This position will primarily support O-Is light weighting efforts by serving as a technical expert on glass container failure and understanding customer requirements. This individual will work with customers to understand forces and stress containers undergo on their filling lines and mechanisms of ware breakage. A key responsibility will be to analysis this data and provide it to the light weighting team to drive decisions about the technical direction of the project. They will design appropriate tests that best replicate container experiences on a filling line to evaluate lightweight containers produced by the project. The container performance and quality expert, using a combination of statistical and failure analysis, will assess whether light weighted containers are fit for use. Additionally, this position will support Global Quality product safety initiatives.

The Global Safety Engineer should have:
* Bachelors in mechanical engineering, materials science, or similar field
* 3+ years full time work experience in failure and/or strength analysis in a manufacturing environment, preferably on glass or ceramic materials
* Experience in understanding Food & Beverage Industry filling line
* Experience with statistical analysis software and methods
* English language fluent
* MS Office advanced

You will:
* Communicate with key O-I customers and acquire information on stresses and failure mechanisms containers undergo on their filling lines
* Acquire data to identify causes and locations of low-end stress failures of glass containers
* Present compelling information to the light weighting team on container failure that will influence the direction of technical work to address specific failure modes
* Utilizing information gained on container stresses in a filling line, design testing methods to best evaluate light weighted container performance
* Measure the strength performance of light weighted glass performance and perform statistical and failure analysis of tested articles
* Report out on container strength testing results and make recommendations on improvement needs

Position Requirements:
What we offer at O-I:

* Opportunity for future growth and advancement
* Generous, Award-winning 401(k) plan w/ employer contribution & match
* Half Day Fridays
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Relaxed and contemporary dress code
* Education Assistance program
* Adoption Assistance program
* and much more

Next Steps:

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, wed 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.

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 hr.recruiters@o-i.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.