Jobs at Silgan Containers

Leads pricing strategy and execution for new business, renewals, price actions, and portfolio optimization. Evaluates customer, product, and contract economics; establishes pricing governance, controls, metrics, and approval processes; oversees contractual pricing execution and dispute resolution; and monitors financial performance. Partners with Finance, Sales, Operations, Procurement, Legal, customers, and suppliers while presenting recommendations to executives. Manages and develops the pricing team and drives continuous process improvement.

Designs and develops tooling, mechanical products, equipment, systems, and processes for plastic container manufacturing and new product development. Investigates material, equipment, and process failures; conducts feasibility and performance testing; develops test equipment and procedures; supports installation and troubleshooting; provides employee training; and facilitates problem-solving teams.

Manages human resources operations for a manufacturing plant, including HRIS administration, payroll, recruiting, onboarding, training, employee and labor relations, benefits, safety programs, workers’ compensation, compliance, and organizational development. Maintains Workday records and reports, administers policies and collective bargaining agreements, supports managers and employees, coordinates safety and training initiatives, and partners with union and site leadership.

Supervises manufacturing personnel and production-floor processes to achieve safety, quality, efficiency, resource-use, and output targets. Trains and evaluates employees, assigns work, maintains equipment and operating standards, reviews production reports, investigates accidents and quality issues, enforces safety procedures, and drives continuous improvement using SPC. Requires strong leadership, communication, Microsoft Suite proficiency, and manufacturing supervision experience.

Build and operationalize production-grade AI applications, including AI agents, RAG pipelines, intelligent search, automated reporting, and decision-support tools. Integrate AI with enterprise systems, databases, and APIs using Python, C#/.NET, and TypeScript. Implement responsible AI guardrails, LLMOps monitoring, evaluation, security, and governance. Mentor developers, assess emerging AI technologies, and translate business needs into reliable technical solutions.

Supports and enhances JD Edwards EnterpriseOne manufacturing and distribution systems. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, business process analysis, troubleshooting, ERP implementations and upgrades, configuration, testing, EDI onboarding, report development, documentation, user training, and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with business stakeholders and technology teams and requires travel to manufacturing facilities up to 30% annually.

The Corporate Quality Engineer audits and improves quality systems, process monitoring, and data collection across global manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include supporting product launches, developing testing and inspection protocols, leading root cause analysis and corrective actions, applying statistical analysis and SPC, and driving continuous improvement. The role collaborates with suppliers, customers, product development, engineering, and plant teams while implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, FMEA, and ISO-based quality practices.

Lead manufacturing engineering initiatives including capital projects, process optimization, continuous improvement, equipment reliability, safety programs, tooling improvements, and new product development. Manage plant capital budgets, reduce costs and scrap, improve productivity and quality, support equipment installations, analyze plant systems, create engineering documentation, train employees, and lead cross-functional projects across multiple manufacturing facilities.

Provides technical leadership for metal coil cutting, coating, lithography, curing, and related manufacturing processes. Leads process improvements, equipment optimization, installations, audits, overhauls, and qualification activities. Troubleshoots equipment, identifies root causes, supports product development, trains plant personnel, and ensures compliance with safety standards. The role supports multiple manufacturing facilities and requires travel of up to 50%.

Operate conventional lathes, mills, drill presses, grinders, and other manual machining equipment to manufacture, repair, modify, and fabricate mechanical parts. Read blueprints and technical drawings, select tooling and machining methods, perform precision measurements, troubleshoot mechanical issues, and maintain production tooling and machine components. Collaborate with maintenance and production teams, follow lockout/tagout and other safety procedures, and maintain quality and organization in the machine shop.

Manage plant human resources functions, including benefits administration, employee orientation, HR database maintenance, labor relations, unemployment hearings, safety coordination, and compliance with employment laws. The role supports a positive workplace culture, advises employees and departments, and ensures compliance with regulations including FMLA, OSHA, EEOC, immigration, DOL, ERISA, ADA, ADEA, and wage and hour laws.

Improves production efficiency for blow molding machinery by managing capital projects, rebuilding and upgrading equipment, troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, and installing new technologies. Develops and interprets engineering drawings and schematics, supports equipment layouts, trains maintenance personnel, communicates with vendors and customers, mentors technical staff, and recommends process improvements.

Processes approximately 300 monthly invoices, performs three-way matching, verifies coding and vendor information, resolves discrepancies, and ensures timely payments. Prepares journal entries and accruals, supports monthly close, reconciliations, audits, sales and use tax accruals, and AP automation improvements. Maintains documentation, communicates with vendors and internal teams, and ensures compliance with company policies.

Supervises manufacturing personnel and production-floor processes to meet safety, quality, efficiency, material usage, and output standards. Trains and assigns employees, reviews production reports, maintains equipment and operating practices, investigates accidents and quality issues, enforces safety procedures, and drives continuous improvement using SPC. The role also manages employee relations, resource control, equipment readiness, and corrective actions.

Supervise union employees in a metal-closure manufacturing operation while maintaining safety, food safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency standards. Manage production flow, equipment performance, staffing, attendance, and labor agreement compliance. Track manufacturing KPIs, waste reduction, and productivity, and apply SOPs, SPC, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement principles. Coordinate across shifts with maintenance, quality, engineering, and manufacturing operations teams.

Supports bottle production by preparing boxes and materials, cleaning machines and grinders, removing waste, maintaining printers and labelers, resolving equipment jams, evaluating product quality, and packaging finished goods for shipment. The role also includes training department employees during breaks, maintaining a clean and safe work area, reporting food safety concerns, and operating a forklift after certification.

Supports production by preparing boxes and materials, cleaning and changing machines, clearing grinders and assemblers, handling waste, inspecting product quality, maintaining printers and labelers, packaging shipments, and keeping the work area clean and safe. The role also provides departmental coverage and requires fork truck certification.

Performs quality control inspections, testing, production monitoring, defect prevention, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment. Uses Gainseeker and precision measurement equipment to analyze data, document results, identify nonconforming materials, investigate complaints, support gauge calibration, and train employees on quality procedures. The role requires rotating 12-hour shifts, physical activity, overtime flexibility, and collaboration with production, maintenance, and management.

Lead and mature Silgan's enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery program: define strategy, governance, RTO/RPOs, conduct BIAs, maintain DRPs/runbooks, lead testing and exercises, manage risk and compliance, coordinate cross-functional incident response, and report program readiness to executives.

Manage plant quality systems, audits, SPC, continuous improvement, corrective actions, customer quality issues, nonconforming product disposition, and product/process qualification. Lead internal and customer audits, maintain quality equipment and documentation, oversee quality budgets, train quality staff, and ensure compliance with ISO 15378, GFSI, cGMP, and applicable FDA regulations.